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FX trading, also known as foreign exchange trading, or forex trading, is the exchange of different currencies on a decentralised global market. It’s one of the largest and most liquid financial markets in the world. Forex trading involves the simultaneous buying and selling of the world’s currencies on this market.

When trading forex, you speculate on whether the price of one currency will rise or fall against another. For example, if you believe that the value of the New Zealand dollar will rise, relative to the value of the US dollar, you would go ahead and trade the NZD/USD pair.

To help you understand how forex trading works, view our CFD examples, which takes you through both buying and selling scenarios.

Forex margin rates are usually expressed as a percentage, with forex margin requirements typically starting at around 0.2% in NZ for major foreign exchange currency pairs. Your FX broker’s margin requirement shows you the leverage you can use when trading forex with that broker. 

One of the advantages of trading CFDs is that you only need to deposit a percentage of the full value of your position to open a trade, known as trading on leverage. Remember, trading on leverage can also amplify losses, so it’s important to manage your risk.