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Opening an Account

How to Select a Forex Broker, and Set Up and Fund a Trading Account

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The retail forex industry is still in its infancy, especially relative to stock broking and banking. These days, who expends that much mental energy when contemplating opening a new savings account? Most people simply select the nearest bank with competitive deposit rates. Finding a broker is similarly an afterthought for many aspiring forex traders. After all, a skilled investor with a good strategy should be able to profit regardless of which broker happens to be executing his trades, right?

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Kritzer, A. (2012). Opening an Account. In: Forex for Beginners. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4051-8_8

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