Difference between forex and stocks trading to take note?

[Abbas Ali Khan]

Sticking with regulated, reputable forex brokers is important since forex is not regulated and scam brokers is a high risk than stocks.

I have read that forex is a very liquid market compared to stocks, so it is very hard to manipulate. Stocks are more easily manipulated than forex due to lower liquidity. Hence, stock market is more rigged than forex. On the other hand, I read that interbank trading is huge in forex and banks manipulate forex markets because they can see the order flow. Hence, forex market is more rigged than stock market. Which is more likely to be true?

thanks for your nice prediction, got some good information

 

[Tritical]

In stocks-
You buy shares and become a part of the company. As the company grows, your money grows.
In forex-
You exchange currencies at a certain price. And it is the price or pips you catch that determines how much profits you will make.
In terms of rewards, forex can be more rewarding, but it is riskier than stocks and more manipulated.

 

[FahadMd]

In stocks-
You buy shares and become a part of the company. As the company grows, your money grows.
In forex-
You exchange currencies at a certain price. And it is the price or pips you catch that determines how much profits you will make.
In terms of rewards, forex can be more rewarding, but it is riskier than stocks and more manipulated.

some of words but too effective, real meaning the difference between Forex and stock trading.

 

[Ahmed Solaiman]

according to me, there is no major difference in technically , its all about almost same issue

 

[Homunculus]

I don’t see any major difference between stock trading and forex trading other than the instruments that are being traded. Both the markets move rapidly with the value of their instruments constantly changing. However, the forex market moves faster than the stock market giving more money-making opportunities to traders. And so this is what I chose to go on with Pepperstone although they do offer stock trading as well. Forex suits short term traders like me better.

 

[robindude]

I think forex is more stable than stocks. Stocks are the shares of a company whereas forex involves an exchange of currency. So, stocks are more prone to loss of money.

 

[Tumescent]

The major difference between stock trading and forex trading is because of the instruments being traded. And the other differences like volatility and liquidity depend on the traders what they want to trade. As more people prefer to trade forex, the forex market is highly volatile and extremely liquid.

 

[Bailiwick]

It would be wrong to compare forex trading with stock trading when the instruments being traded are completely different. As far as I have seen, when someone gets into forex, they are focusing on the short-term profits while when they get into stocks; they are looking for long-term benefits. In forex, people are dealing with international currencies while in stocks; they are putting their money in the shares of publicly held companies.

 

[Ahmed Solaiman]

which trading pair is more appropriate for you , it depend on your trading condition , if love dong scalping should choose the pair which has most lowest trading spreads.

 

[Normalcy]

The main difference between forex trading and stock market trading is that forex deals with currency pairs, while stock markets deal with listed shares of companies.