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With a daily turnover of over $3.2 trillion, as estimated by The Bank of International Settlement, the Forex market has quickly become the world’s biggest and most liquid financial market. Nevertheless, it is a market that has up until now allowed very narrow access to private traders, since it customarily uses terminology and procedures that can take years to grasp.

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What is Forex? Forex is an abbreviation of Foreign Exchange (also referred to as FX) and it is the largest financial market in the world.

The Forex market is the place where currencies are traded (currencies are money that is used as an exchange medium). In other words, it is the place where currencies are being sold and bought. In the Forex market all currencies are traded in real time.

Trading with currencies always means that there are two simultaneous transactions taking place. If a currency is being bought, it is also being sold. To better understand this notion, think of currencies as both the goods you are buying AND the method with which you're paying for the goods.

Since the Forex market is the place where currencies are traded in real time, people may trade one currency for another and make a profit off of this transaction. Profits are made when one is able to determine which currency's value will increase by the end of a pre-determined time period (such time periods may be short or long). The Forex market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week and it is based in four major cities: New York, London, Sydney, and Tokyo. The Forex market is open to individuals over the age of eighteen.

While Forex trading may sound daunting, it really isn’t. It can be easily comprehended and understood without prior experience in finance or economy. It is challenging and exciting, thought provoking and manageable, stimulating and filled with opportunities.

Some Forex Basics:

• The first currency listed in a currency pair is called the "base currency".
• The “base currency” is usually the U.S. Dollar. Traders will generally trade the U.S. Dollar against another currency, which is called the “counter currency”.
• Currencies are quoted in pairs. For example: The pair U.S. Dollar and JPY will be quoted in the following way: USD/JPY equals to 2.5 (This means that 1 U.S. Dollar can buy 2.5 JPY).
• When a quote increases, it means that the “base currency” has risen in value and the “counter currency” has weakened in value. For example: If the USD/JPY quote used to be equal to 2.5 but is now equal to 2.6, then this means that the dollar has strengthened (because 1 U.S. Dollar can now buy 2.6 JPY as opposed to the mere 2.5 JPY it could buy beforehand.)

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Mewaspadai Berbagai Tawaran Valas Online dalam Bentuk Kontrak Mini

Bermain valas dalam bentuk kontrak mini memang sudah ilegal di dalam negeri. Namun, banyak pemain valas yang menjajal peruntungan lewat broker luar secara online. Meski tak sulit melakukannya, investor kudu ekstrahati-hati.

Bukan hanya saham yang bisa bertransaksi secara online, valuta asing alias valas juga bisa. Anda bisa bermain kontrak valas, yang bahasa krennya trading forex (foreign exchange), hanya dengan klak-klik komputer atau laptop.

Menariknya lagi, dengan sistem online via internet ini, Anda bisa bertransaksi melalui broker manapun, di seantero jagat. Inilah yang membuat transaksi valas dalam kontrak mini alias mini account marak lagi di negeri ini.

Padahal, transaksi valas ala kontrak mini tersebut sudah diharamkan. Badan Pengawas Perdagangan Berjangka dan Komoditi(Bappebti) sudah melarang pialang atau broker lokal menerima kontrak mini valas sejak Desember 2006 silam. "Trading valas ini tidak untuk semua orang, cuma buat profesional yang punya kemampuan finansial dan tahu risikonya," kata Made Sukarwo, Kepala Biro Perniagaan Bappebti.

Soalnya, investasi valas itu high risk high return. Hanya 10% yang bisa menang terus. Unsur spekulasi dalam trading valas memang besar. Banyak orang bermain tebak angka, tapi berharap keuntungan besar secara instan. Padahal, "Hanya yang pintar menghitung dan menganalisis yang masuk ke 10% itu," ujar Made.

Direktur Asia Kapitalindo Lie Ricky Ferlianto memandang dari sisi lain. "Harusnya bukan dilarang, tapi diatur. Sekarang kan jadinya orang malah cari cara lain dan lari ke luar negeri. Berapa banyak sudah dana yang ke luar? rugi sendiri," keluhnya.

Lie melihat, pemain kontrak mini sebenarnya tak cuma mereka yang bermodal kecil. Pemain besar pun banyak. "Dengan main kecil-kecil mereka lebih aman," imbuhnya.

Modal Kecil bisa ikut.

Bermain kontrak mini memang menarik. Bermodalkan uang dibawah Rp 5 juta pun investor sudah bisa ikutan. "Ini bermanfaat bagi para pemain pemula, setidaknya mereka yang baru nyemplung selama 6 bulan," kata Kusriono salah satu pendiri situs www.belajarforex.com.

Kontrak mini secara teknis menyerupai kontrak biasa alias reguler account. Yang berbeda hanya ukuran lot (contract size) dan dana margin awalnya saja.

Bagi Anda yang masih awam, pada transaksi valas, investor memperjualbelikan pasangan mata uang dengan harapan mendapat keuntungan dari selisih harga. Mirip jual beli valas di money changer, tapi di sini hanyalah valas-valas dari negara-negara besar yang stabil. Antara lain dollar AS, yen Jepang, franc Swiss, poundsterling, euro, dollar Australia, dollar Selandia Baru.

Bedanya lagi, kalau money changer Anda beli mata uang sesuai nilai saat itu, dikontrak valas Anda bisa memakai margin. Anda biasanya akan meperoleh margin leverage alias jaminan sebesar 1:100. Artinya, Anda bisa membeli 10.000 euro hanya dengan dana jaminan 100 euro.

Seperti halnya saham, satuan pembelian valas berupa lot. Nah, sekarang bedanya adalah di reguler account, 1 lot mewakili 100.000, sedangkan di mini account, 1 lot cuma berisi 10.000. Karena itu, setoran dana jaminan awal mini account juga lebih mini. Di reguler Account dana mulai dari US$ 2.500. Di kontrak mini, Anda bisa main dengan modal US$ 250.

Bahkan beberapa situs forex online trading menawarkan lebih kecil dari itu, sampai-sampai berbekal US$ 1 pun sudah bisa trading. Ada pula yang memberikan bonus modal segala. "Sekarang enggak cuma mini, tapi micro account muncul," kata Harry Setyawan, Manager Pemasaran Agrodana Futures.

Sebagai tambahan pemanis penyelenggara kontrak-kontrak mini pun menawarkan biaya yang lebih murah. Biasanya mereka tak memungut biaya komisi broker. Fee hanya diambil dari spread pembelian dan penjualan. Ini pun rata-rata tidak sebesar spread pada reguler account di broker lokal.

Para pialang mini account menawarkan spread antara 2 pips sampai 5 pips. Pips adalah satuan poin dalam transaksi valas.

Adapun strategi trading mini account tak jauh berbeda dengan yang reguler. Karena ini pasangan mata uang. Anda bisa memasang posisi dua arah, beli dan jual.

Contohnya, Anda bermain pasangan GBP/USD. Anda bisa pasang posisi beli jika Anda yakin Great Britain poundsterling, mata uang Inggris itu, akan menguat. Jadi Anda beli GBP/USD sebanyak 1 lot dengan dana awal margin USD$ 250.

Harga 1 lot aslinya GBP 10.000 tapi karena mini account itu memakai margin 1:100, Anda cukup membayar GBP 100 ini senilai USD$ 196. Ini berarti dana Anda yang tersisa dari margin awal tinggal USD$ 54.

Nah, jika harga turun, hingga menghabiskan sisa dana USD$ 54 tadi, maka Anda akan kena margin call. Jika tak menambah dana lagi sebelum itu terjadi, posisi Anda akan otomatis tertutup.

Karena itu, lebih baik memang bermain dengan dana yang mencukupi atau melebih margin. Sehingga, fluktuasi harga masih bisa tertahan oleh modal Anda.

Membuka rekening di luar negeri.

Jadi, bagaimana cara bermain kontrak mini di broker luar negeri? Tak sulit, kok. Transaksi valas online telah menghapus batas jarak. Jadi, Anda tinggal memasuki situs-situs pialang luar negeri yang menawarkan mini account misalnya Oanda, North Finance, dan Marketiva.

Anda tinggal membaca ketentuannya, daftar account, isi data pribadi, dan upload dokument Anda. Terakhir, transfer dana ke sana. Bisa menggunakan wire transfer, e-gold atau paypal. Setelah itu, Anda akan mendapat flatform trading, yakni seperangkat fasilitas online trading

Anda harus benar-benar memastikan siapa si pialang itu. Cek-lah pialang itu di negara mana dan berada di bawah regulasi badan pemerintah apa.

Setelah itu, cek nomor identitas si pialang, apakah ia memang daftar betulan di sana. Langkah selanjutnya, "Carilah second opinion dari mereka yang sudah bermain di pasar ini," kata Kusriono. Ikut forum-forum trader valas juga bisa membantu.

Hal lain yang menarik, valas online memunculkan bisnis di dalam negeri. "Muncul yang namanya introduce broker atau IB,: ujar Herry.

IB ini merupakan kepanjangan tangan pialang-pialang luar negeri. Mereka sebelumnya telah punya account di pialang luar negeri. Kemudian mereka membuka situs lokal dan memfasilitasi orang yang ingin membuka mini account di pialang luar negeri tadi.

Masalahnya, dana investor itu tidak disetorkan langsung ke rekening pialang, tapi melalui rekening lokal si IB.

Ada untungnya juga, sih. Anda akan menghemat biaya transaksi dan pengiriman uang. Kalau langsung ke pialang luar, saat penarikan biasanya terkena biaya withdrawal. "Biasanya sampi Rp.300.000 sekali tarik," kata Herry. Lagi pula pengiriman uang itu bisa memakan waktu 3 hari hingga sepekan.

Tapi, yang cukup berbahaya menyangkut kredibilitas IB itu sendiri. Siapa yang tahu kalau tiba-tiba si IB menipu dan kabur begitu saja membawa uang Anda? "Kami tidak mengenal IB. Apalagi mereka jelas tak punya izin pialang resmi dan pasti ini berisiko buat nasabah," tandas Made.

Peluang usaha lain dari sini adalah penyelenggaraan pelatihan dan edukasi forex trading. Contohnya, belajarforex.com. Situs ini menyediakan artikel-artikel dasar tentang forex trading

Dalam situsnya, mereka juga bekerja sama dengan beberapa pialang luar negeri. "Tapi kami hanya menyediakan jalur saja. Investor berhubungan langsung dengan pialangnya. Kami sama sekali tidak terima transfer dana, kecuali untuk produk-produk edukasi kami,: ujar Kusriono.

Apabila Anda mulai tertarik untuk membuka mini account, ingatlah, produk ini mengandung risiko tinggi. Bukan hanya risiko pasar yang berkaitan dengan naik turunnya nilai mata uang, lo.

Pada transaksi online dengan pialang luar, Anda tak berhadapan langsung dengan si pialang. Anda bahkan tak kenal siapa pialang itu dan bisa jadi tak tahu di mana kantornya.

Jika terjadi sesuatu yang tak diinginkan, bakal lebih sulit mengurusnya. Kepada siapla Anda minta bantuan? Apalagi, hukum yang berlaku di luar negeri tentu berbeda dengan di Indonesia.


sumber: Rika Theo- Kontan Minggu I April 2008

The Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX)

Forex is an acronym for FOReign EXchange and is the worldwide cash inter-bank or inter-dealer market that uses a floating exchange rate system. Most people have never heard of Forex. Yet, it is the world's largest financial market with an estimated daily average of more than $1.5 TRILLION. Some say that it would take the entire New York Stock Market about 3-4 months of daily trading to equal one day of trading in Forex!

FOREX

The spot Forex market is a $1.4 trillion daily market, making it the largest and most liquid market in the world. This market can absorb trading volume and transaction sizes that dwarf the capacity of any other market. If you compare this to the $30 billion per day futures market it becomes clear that the futures markets provide only limited liquidity.

There is always buyer and seller in Forex market. The Forex market absorbs trading volumes and per trade size which dwarfs the capacity of any other market. On the simplest level, liquidity is a powerful attraction to any investor as it suggest the freedom to enter or exit the market at any time. Forex traders benefit from the ability to respond to breaking news immediately. There is no other market or investments that you can ever make an exit exactly at the time you wish to.

The Forex market is open 24 hours daily. When Asia market is close, the European market start follows by the USA market and continue by Asia market again the next day. Thus, this allows Forex traders to take positions regardless of the hour and locations.

Forex (Over the the Counter) he does not is having the definite place of location which folds oneself from the net joint with me with the help of as well as investors individual telephone link and different of electronic systems of turn banks, brokers, enterprises. The lack of definite place of physical location of monetary market makes possible him functioning 24 hour on day by 5 days in week. Market this hugs his range the majority of countries of world and they to the largest centres of monetary transactions belong Londyn, New York and Tokio.

The market monetary Forex it is the the largest financial market of world. The size of day turns crosses 1,5 billion the USD, what the state the 300% of total turns on American market of action and bond.

What is Forex ??

It it was it been possible was to distinguish several basic groups of participants of monetary market:

• Protecting (hedgers) - enterprises deal with activity export in this group majority make up - importable or funding in strange currencies, which is intention limiting risk. The averages and large firms of foreign trade are in majority this it yet it in last period in relationship with growth of naturalperson's foreign debts was it been possible was to this group to number also private investors.
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• speculators (speculators) - they are this both firm how and natural person who invest in aim the centres the earning on differences of prices of in the time contracts
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• Arbitragers - investors about large capital to this group rank, who they contain transactions on minimum two markets in aim the utilization of course differences simultaneously.
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• The animators of market ( the market makers) - then the intermediary in monetary turn, in transactions among speculators institutions and they are protecting then the banks, brokers, monetary dealers or the internet platforms of turn.

The PLACE played FOREIGN CURRENCY

It was playing that foreign currency in the form of the mini contract indeed has been illegal in the country.

However, many foreign currency players who tried luck through the foreign broker in an online manner.
Although being not difficult to carry him out, the investor must be careful

Not only the share that could the transaction in an online manner, foreign currency also could. You could play the foreign currency contract, often in mentioned also trading forex only with the clique of the computer or laptop

Attracted him again, with the online system via this internet you could the transaction through any broker, throughout the world, this that caused the trade in this foreign currency to be very busy.

Several online brokers who offered the trade service in this foreign currency could be seen by us like :

Oanda, North Finance, AvaFX and Marketiva

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