Introducing the Forex Currency Trade

What is the trading of foreign currencies online or offline? It is whats called Forex currency trading.
This market is open 24 hours a day unlike the stock market. Not so far in the past forex currency trading was not allowed by individuals. Only large banks were equipped and had access to necessary systems to trade the forex.

With the advancement of technology, today it is possible for any investor to delve his/her hands into forex currency trade. If one goes ahead and does buying or selling using the this platform for trading, he or she will come across a total of four major "currency pairs", which are US Dollar vs Japanese Yen, Euro vs US Dollar, US Dollar vs British Pound, and US Dollar vs Swiss Franc. These four rule the percentage of trades.