Demo Foreign Exchange Trading – How Useful Is It?
Demo foreign exchange trading is recommended as the way to begin by almost everybody, including us here on this site. Trading in a demo account allows you to start to know your broker’s platform and services, discover the strengths and weaknesses of your system and figure out your own strengths and weaknesses as a trader at the same time. Shall we have a look at what to keep a look out for and how to avoid the traps.
We have a tendency to presume that a demo account and a real money account from the same broker are going to look the same, offer the same services and work in the same way. Usually this is true . Sadly however, in a small minority of cases, there are important differences between the 2. The broker could have many incentives for doing this. Legitimized reasons would include releasing the genuine platform and its server space for live traders.
No matter what the reason, this is something to avoid. So check before signing up.
POSTED ON August 12, 2010,