Forex Risks Explained

Here is an internal conversation between me, myself and I:

I: Is forex trading risky?
Myself: It kind of feels like trading currencies involves a lot of risk…
Me: You bet there is! Depending on the currency movements and your level of education, forex trading can be very risky!
I: What?! Very risky? What if I lose all my money trading forex?
Me: Well, that is why you are attending Forex Diva Coffee Break education series! There are ways to avoid the risk before it gets you. But before avoiding a risk, you need to understand it.

So why can forex trading be risky? The first thing that comes to mind is the risk of currency movement. Just like the stocks market, the currency market sometimes moves in an opposite direction from what you expected. That can result in losing the money invested in the market.

The biggest risk in forex trading is the tempting leverage. As we said before, leverage is a double-edged sword. While it enables you to multiply your profit, it also multiplies your losses. If you are 100% confident in your trade, you may set a high leverage to expand your return, but by doing this, you should know that you are equally expanding the risk of losing all your money and more!

This is just the beginning. The world can also add risk to forex trading. You heard me, the world! All those natural disasters, wars, terrorism and politics can have an immediate impact on the forex market. So at least for the sake of your forex account, you may want to put more energy in reaching world peace. But before that happens, the least you can do is to listen to the news and to be aware of what is going on around the globe. I mean, watching The Kardashians over and over again may be fun, but it wouldn’t do you any good to your forex account and your future luxury life.

Lack of liquidity can also bring up some risks. If you trade currencies with very low volume, you may not even be able to close your trade because the pairs just won’t move! This usually happens in the minor currency pairs. You will learn all about them in the next chapter.

What else? The last but not least of the risky stuff in forex trading is your forex broker. Other than the risk of bankruptcy, or facing a total system breakdown, they could also screw you up behind the scenes and work against your trades. That is why it is very important to choose a reliable broker.

Forex Risk Management

FXのリスク

これ、私と、本当の私と、私自身による脳内会議。

私: 外国為替（FX)取引ってリスキーなの？
本当の私: 通貨を取引するなんてかなりのリスクを伴うんじゃない？
私自身: 確かに！通貨の動きと教育レベルによっては、外国為替(FX)取引はとても危険よ！
私: 何？リスキーなの？持ってるお金全部溶かしちゃったらどうしよう…？
私自身: うね、だから私たち、インベストディバの教育コースに参加してるんじゃない？リスクを回避する方法はいくらでもある。でも、その前にそのリスクをちゃんと理解していないとね。

じゃ、どうして外国為替（FX)取引はリスキーなのかしら？まず、通貨っていうのは変動するから。株式市場でも同じだけど、通貨は突然、予想と全く反対の方向に動くことが多々あるから。結果的に、あなたのお金は消えちゃう。

FX取引最大のリスクは、魅力的なレバレッジ。前にも話したと思うけど、レバレッジは諸刃の剣。利益をかさ増しすることもできるし、同じように損失も大きくする。もし自分の取引に100％自信があるなら、高レバレッジを設定してもいいわ。もちろん、失敗した時には何が起こるかわかってるわよね？有り金全部、あるいそれ以上の損失を被ることになります！

こんなのただの小手調べ。世界情勢も外国為替に更なるリスクを追加します。言っとくけど全世界、ね！自然災害、戦争、テロ、政治問題は直接的に外国為替市場に影響を与えます。だからあなたは少なくとも、自分の口座のためにも世界の平和を祈りましょう。それから、こうした事態が起こる前に、ニュースや世界情勢に関心を持ってね。バラエティ番組ばっかり見てたって、自分の口座は守れないのよ。お金がほしいなら、もっと世界情勢に関心を持ってちょうだい。

流動性の欠如も、リスク要因ね。もし少しのお金しか投資していないと、口座を閉じることすらできなくなるかもしれない。なぜなら、通貨が移動しないから！これは一般的にマイナー通貨でよく起こります。次のチャプターでもっと詳しく勉強してね。

他には？最後に一番大事なの、あなたのブローカーね。破産とかシステム全体の崩壊とかの前に、ブローカーが画面の裏側で良くない仕掛けをしてたり、こっちを騙してきたりするかもしれないでしょ。だから、信頼できるブローカーを選ぶことはとっても大事。

FX取引のリスクとその管理：

通貨変動リスク：ひとつのバスケットに卵を全部いれてはいけません。異なる通貨に投資しましょう。それからレバレッジを高く設定しすぎないこと。
グローバルリスク：取引のタイミングを見極めましょう。取引する通貨に関連した世界の最新ニュースをチェックして。
流動性リスク：マイナー通貨の取引は避けましょう。流動性と取引量の大きなメジャー通貨がオススメです。
信頼性リスク：ブローカーを選ぶ前にきちんと知識をつけましょう。しっかりとした評判のいいブローカーで投資してください。
システムリスク：本物の口座を開く前に無料のデモアカウントを開いて、プラットフォームで練習してみてください。一番使いやすくてスムーズに動くプラットフォームを選んでね。
その他のリスク：ハッカーには注意。アルファベット、数字、記号を含んだ強固なパスワードを設定してください。それから定期的に変更すること。

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