A Market Built on Relationships

Every currency has a value relative to another.

Forex trading focuses on that relationship – how economic conditions, interest rates, central-bank decisions and market sentiment can change the value of one currency against another.

Two pairs of currency coins — euro against dollar, pound against yen — labelled and lit in front of a candlestick chart

What Moves Currency Markets?

Rates

Central-bank policy can reshape currency expectations.

Economies

Inflation, employment and growth data influence sentiment.

Politics

Political developments can change expectations quickly.

Sentiment

Markets constantly reassess risk and opportunity.

Global Markets. Relative Value.

Follow major, minor and available currency pairs from one trading environment.

A globe with the major financial centres marked and lit routes running between them, beside a candlestick chart