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Forex Account

In Forex market a trader can open Forex account based on different leverage. There are three types of Forex account:

1. Forex Standard Account
2. Forex Mini Account
3. Forex Micro Account

The table below summaries all the key differences between the three type of Forex Accounts:

Forex Account

As you can see form the table that the lower leverage accounts usually require more money to open a Forex account. So if you are new to trading and want to invest only a small amount then perhaps a Forex Mini or Micro Forex account is the way to go. However if you are planning to make a living out of trading  or planning to trade full-time then Standard Forex account is the preferred choice over Forex Mini and Micro Accounts.

You can read more on What is Leverage and find out Whether Higher Leverage Helps?

Monitoring active trades is not as easy as it sounds. In this article I’ll take you through several ways of doing it effectively:

No matter what trading style you use, it always pays off to watch and monitor your trades once you have placed them. There are several way of doing it and it is up to individual to work out the best method based on his/her personal situation.

If you happen to use MetaTrader then you have a feature of placing audible alerts.  Once set  properly MetaTrader would alert you when the price reaches a certain point, it can be your  Stop Loss or Take Profit level.  To set it up simply press “Ctrl + T” and then select “Alerts” Tab. Right click and select “Create”.  I personally use this feature a lot, it helps me get away from PC and do other things around the house while still trading at the same time.

Unless you are very good at programming I won’t recommend creating your own Expert Advisor for managing trades.  However there is an popular free Expert Advisor called “ManageTP” available on  several forums which works just fine. It helps you to automatically place  Stop Loss and Take Profit levels  and move them as per price action. Simply Google the name you would find the Expert Advisor along with instructions on how to use it.

While on your desk looking at charts it helps if you have multiple monitors.  You can then place charts on one monitor and work on something else on the other monitor at the same time.  I’ve a setup of 4 x 22” monitors dedicated for trading.

Using PDA to monitor trades comes in very handy while on the road. MetaTrader and several other Brokers offer PDA versions of their trading platform. Before buying a new PDA check with your Broker support to see if it is compatible. You can also use a laptop with a wireless internet to do the same.

Do you know more ways of monitoring trades? Feel free to share your ideas.