Trading Forex Basic POOR To Rich

Basic And How To Trade Forex
Basically play forex is done by looking at market conditions, then predict whether the value of a currency pair will rise or fall. Prediction is then executed by opening a trading position (open position).

In forex there are only 2 types of open positions. That is
1. BUY / BUY / LONG: The position of forex trading opened if the pair is predicted to be NAIK value
2. SELL / SELL / SHORT: The position of forex trading opened if the value of the pair is predicted to be DOWN

For more details see the illustration of two people playing forex below:

Handoko enters BUY position (BUY) EUR / USD at 1.3000.
After a certain time, Handoko CLOSE at 1.3064.
That way, Handoko gets 64 pip profit.
If Handoko CLOSE at 1.250 then Handoko losing 50 pips.

Erik entered in the position SELL (SELL) GBP / USD at 1.500.
After a while, Erik CLOSE at 1,400 to get a profit of 100 pips.
If Erik CLOSE is in 1,650 then Erik loses 150 pips.

Close means to close a trading position that is running or open.
Pip is the smallest unit in forex. Understanding the value of pips is very important for anyone who is learning how to trade forex. For the full review, see here.

Conclusion
Requirements / infrastructure in online forex trading is very easy and cheap.
The basis of forex trading is very simple: Buy if predicted to go up, and sell if the predicted will drop. If the prediction is correct then it will gain profit, otherwise it is the opposite.
Infrastructure, ways, and rules to be able to play forex is easy. The hard part is how to trade properly in order to become a winner / profit.