The Forex market is an over-the-counter market where not only currencies but also commodities and global stock indices can be traded 24 hours a day, 5 days a week without interruption.
Because its participants range from central banks to individual investors, the trading volume is extremely high, making market manipulation almost impossible.
One of the most important advantages of the Forex market is the leverage factor and the ability to take short positions.
Thanks to these features, the Forex market is the most liquid financial market in the world, bringing together a wide range of global participants.
The Forex market operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, allowing continuous trading not only in currencies but also in commodities and global indices.
It has no central exchange; participants include some of the world’s largest financial institutions such as Barclays, Citibank, and Bank of America, as well as hedge funds, institutional investors, and individual traders.
Daily transaction volumes reach nearly 5 trillion USD globally.
With leverage ratios of up to 1:10, both large and retail investors can benefit from market opportunities by taking positions in currency pairs, commodities, or indices based on fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and market expectations.
Globally, the Forex market gained momentum in the early 1990s with advances in technology and the expansion of the internet network.
In Turkey, following the Capital Markets Board (CMB) regulation on leveraged trading issued in 2012, Forex trading became legally available to both institutional and individual investors for speculative and hedging purposes.
As one of the first institutions in Turkey to obtain a Forex license, QNB Invest offers its clients the opportunity to trade — through the MetaTrader 5 platform — a wide range of instruments including EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, USD/TRY, EUR/TRY, NZD/USD, CAD/JPY, as well as Gold, Silver, Oil, and Copper, and global indices such as S&P 500, Dow Jones, and DAX, with leverage ratios up to 1:10, available 24/5 without interruption.
