What's bigger foreign currency or commodities

[lasner]

Hey guys what do you think is bigger forex trading or commodity trading?

What I mean by bigger is how many smaller traders.

 

[walterjennings]

forex by far. what is it. 1.7 trillion daily? correct me if im wrong.

 

[lasner]

Yeah 1.7 trillion but that's from banks. I'm talking about the little traders, the guys with the $5,000 accounts

What market do you think is larger for small traders

 

[Killmenow]

Quote from walterjennings:

forex by far. what is it. 1.7 trillion daily? correct me if im wrong.

trillion : british or american ? To simplify how many millions?

 

[Renegen]

1.7 trillions is a lot of millions!

 

[Rhody Trader]

Quote from lasner:

Yeah 1.7 trillion but that's from banks. I'm talking about the little traders, the guys with the $5,000 accounts

What market do you think is larger for small traders

Forex, no doubt.

Despite the increased access to the commodities market through ETFs and mini contracts, a lot of small traders still shy away from commodities. Forex, on the other hand, has exploded the last five years or so.