Forex trading, also known as the currency or foreign exchange market, is 24-hour trading in the world's most liquid market. The many advantages the forex market offers make it ideal not just for technical traders but also for investors who focus on fundamentals.

Just a few years ago trading on the forex market was only possible for investors with huge amounts of capital. Today, with FXCM, the forex market has minimal capital requirements. 

Consider that just a few years ago an investor had to have millions available to take part in currency trading, but the currency markets today have lower capital requirements than any other market.