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Tips for making money from forex trading like the world’s biggest banks

Olumide Adesina by Olumide Adesina
January 9, 2023
in Currencies, Exclusives, Markets
Why Bank traders are successful at Forex trading

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Foreign exchange trading is one of the world’s biggest and busiest financial markets. In April 2022, global FX market turnover surpassed $7.5 trillion per day. 

The largest banks in the world set the exchange rates on the decentralized FX spot market. They often determine the desired bid/ask spread based on the supply and demand for currencies (or hate). 

Citi, JPMorgan, UBS, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and Bank of America are some of the super banks.

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Interesting fact about FX trading: The majority of forex traders (95%) are speculators, meaning that banks make up just 5% of the traders. Interestingly, the bank traders account for 92% of all forex volumes. Therefore, if you don’t know how they trade, all you can do is speculate. 

Misconceptions about FX trading: Let’s dispel the first misconception regarding institutional forex trading. They don’t spend the entire day hammering on a desk making decisions about proprietary trading.  

They primarily just do business on behalf of the bank’s clients. It’s known as “cleaning the flow” in most contexts. Even though they might execute a few thousand trades daily, none of them is for their book.

  • You don’t have as much money to trade as the biggest banks in the world do. They can also influence the market because of the sheer volume of their trades. 
  • They don’t trade on brief time frames. Daily, weekly, or even monthly intervals are used in smart money trading. Traders that trade on short timeframes typically aim to enter and exit the market quickly. But wise investors typically stay in the market for a long time. 
  • Banks frequently position themselves in the currency markets using a particular understanding of market values. Their exclusive access to their clients’ purchasing and selling interests likely sets them apart from non-banking participants. 
  • They can gain insight into the potential purchasing and selling pressures on the exchange rates at any given time thanks to this “insider” knowledge.  
  • If you are employing a market maker or a more direct connection through an ECN, you should be able to generate gains independently. However, understanding what occurs on the opposite side of your deals is always important. You must first comprehend the broker-intermediate dealer’s role to achieve that understanding. 

FX trading tips you should know: There aren’t any unique tools or programs that can simulate the fluid nature of the FX market. All you have to do is comprehend how the key players (bankers) conduct business and analyze the market. If you master these elements, success is almost guaranteed. 

  • Their primary consideration in making trading selections is based on economic facts. It might be challenging to predict the direction of the currency at times because the market’s fundamental background is composed of three main sections. 
  • It can take years to fully understand the market’s fundamentals since they are so complex. We focus heavily on this during our two-day training to make sure that traders have a thorough understanding of every topic. You will be prepared for long-term success if you comprehend them because this is where the direction of the currency comes from. 
  • Trading the releases of economic data offers huge financial gains. The exchanging of releases requires two things. First, being extremely knowledgeable about the fundamentals and how different releases affect the market.  
  • Forex broker-dealers balance their positions on the interbank market, though not quite the same way that banks do. Forex brokers can utilize their data feed to assist their pricing engines even when they do not have access to interbank trade through trading platforms like EBS or Reuters Dealing. Since the majority of pricing in off-exchange items comes from decentralized interbank networks, improved price integrity is crucial feature traders take into account. 

How to become an efficient FX trader: To be a truly successful currency trader, you must have a very thorough capital management system that not only safeguards you from risky situations but also encourages capital expansion. You must master this first because it constitutes the entirety of your company plan. 

  • Your risk-to-reward ratios, capital controls, and the entrance and exit points of your trade plan are all properly covered by a strict capital management system. 
  • In this method, identifying entry levels will be your only worry when trading. By putting such a system in place, you may also lessen the strain of trading and go about your day without having to spend all day watching the market.

 It’s crucial to understand that getting the hang of trading with a bank requires time and experience. It is not a scheme to make quick money. It won’t be as simple because banks won’t let you imitate their trades. To find a strategy that works, you must practice it, test it, and try other indications. However, having the ability to trade Forex like banks and other financial institutions would point you in the right direction. 

You can learn how to trade like the banks with the use of indicators that display market mood. Considering that you are now aware that banks buy when the public sells and sell when the public buys. 


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Olumide Adesina

Olumide Adesina

Olumide Adesina is a financial market writer, analyst and investment trader. Message Olumide on Twitter @Olumidecapital

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