Deciding whether to trade stocks, foreign exchange or futures contracts typically comes down to risk tolerance, account size and convenience.
The forex market is the world’s largest financial market, accounting for more than $4 trillion in average traded value each day. Traders like its high liquidity, round-the-clock trading, and the leverage it affords, which can be as high as 50-to-1. Stocks usually offer leverage access of only 2-to-1.