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Forex Trading: Long-term vs. Short-term Trading

Learning Markets, April 16, 2009 Free Trading Guides

At LearningMarkets.com, we are known for advocating longer-term trading strategies over short-term trading. But while we feel that long-term trading is advantageous over short-term trading (especially for new traders), we understand that many traders enjoy operating in the very short term, and there are even a few who are successful at it. It is also appropriate to add that short-term trading can be fun. Some of us here at LearningMarkets.com allocate a small part of our portfolio to short-term trading because it is enjoyable.

However, long-term trading has the potential to be more profitable and provide more risk control. Plus, it is typically easier for new forex traders to learn and get started with longer-term trading strategies.

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