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Foreign Exchange Market
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Foreign exchange market
Largely banks that serve firms and consumers who may wish to buy or sell various currencies.

Foreign Exchange Market
A market for the trading of currencies. For example, one may buy dollars or sell pounds on a forex market. Foreign exchange is one the largest and most liquid markets in the world. Trading occurs over-the-counter, and most of the major players are governments, banks, and speculators. Forex markets are often used in hedging strategies.


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While, foreign exchange or forex market is 24-hours open, which offers the wider scope for trading where time doesn''t matter.
The FOREX market started in Chicago Mercantile Exchange in the year 1972 and hit all markets simultaneously.
 
 
 
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