Are you asking Is Forex Trading Any Good? and can I make money at Forex Trading? In the article below I focus on points for why to trade forex over other investments. (Everybody is aware of stocks and shares, almost certainly even the futures market, but trading the FOREX (Foreign Currency Exchange, or FX) market is a relatively new phenomenon. Until lately, FOREX was the sole province of the banking fraternity (large banks can trade billions of dollars each day), and the elite in financial and business circles. But currently it is possible for the regular individual to be an element of this astounding – and especially financially beneficial – way of earning a living, thankyou largely to the personal computer and an internet connection. All completed electronically and considered an over-the-counter (OTC) market, trading is far simpler and less risky than both the futures or the stock markets. Money is able to be made both on a rising and falling markets, not like the stock market, which depends on shares rising in price to produce profits.