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What are the differences between currency trading and forex trading online? With actual currency trading, you would need to be affiliated with a banking or other financial institution to be engaged in the trade. A traditional trader would have to have a good network of brokers and companies as clients, looking so much like Wall Street “yuppies” or young professionals, ready to toil in blood, sweat and tears in the boiler room. He would have a good number of brokers who regularly trade for him, which means he has to keep in contact, spending almost 24/7 in touch with his brokers and agents to make sure he never loses out on a deal. A traditional trader who engages in the stock trading or currency trading business would probably be a degree holder in a prestigious university or a reputable college, with spotless records and really high grades. This is the presumption because of the further presumption that this type of career or business would require a very thorough understanding of banking and finance, stock and/ or currency markets and other factors that may directly affect foreign currency trading, hence may directly affect your expected profits.
With online currency trading, however, you need not have these credentials, it sufficing that you have a basic understanding of how currency trading works through online internet channels. You can study the trends online likewise, with all the sources available to you on the web. You can further study indicators to help you decide the currency pairs you should “bet”on.

