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    EUR/USD Price Analysis: Seems vulnerable near mid-1.0500s amid geopolitical tensions

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    Markets turn cautious as focus shifts to US data, FOMC Minutes

    Dollar soars on hopes the US could avoid recession despite the aggressive Fed

    Dollar soars on hopes the US could avoid recession despite the aggressive Fed

    Putin allows Russian banks under sanctions to halt some FX operations

    Putin allows Russian banks under sanctions to halt some FX operations

    South Korea probes $3.1bn crypto-linked forex transactions

    South Korea probes $3.1bn crypto-linked forex transactions

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History of Retail Forex Trading

poweradmin by poweradmin
September 29, 2020
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Now that you know a little about forex, you’re probably itching to start your pippin’ adventures.

But before you set off on your journey, you need one more thing… An actual account with a broker!

Of course, we want you to work with a broker that will provide the right services for your individual needs, so we decided to come up with this section to walk you through the right things to consider when choosing!

But first, we’ll begin by revisiting the pages of history to find out how brokers came to life.

Name the best thing that the mighty powers of the Internet have brought us. YouTube, Facebook, Netflix, TikTok, BabyPips.com…
Yes, those are all awesome.

Okay, maybe not TikTok.

But what we want to talk about is the greatest gift to forex junkies like you and me: Retail FX trading!

In fact, forex junkies probably wouldn’t exist if not for the birth of online forex brokers.

You see, back in the 90s, it was much more difficult to participate in the retail FX market because of higher transaction costs.

At that time, governments were like strict parents keeping a watchful eye on exchanges, restricting their activities. After a time, the CFTC decided that enough is enough.

They passed a couple of bills, namely the Commodity Exchange Act and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, and opened the doors for online forex brokers.

Since almost everyone had access to the worldwide web, opening an account with a forex broker was simple and convenient.

Various forex brokers started popping up here and there, eager to take advantage of the booming forex industry.

But now that there are many choices out there, it’s a little tougher to distinguish between the good brokers and the evil ones.

We’re not kidding about the evil ones, which are also known as bucket shops, and we’ll delve

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