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Forex trading transpires on a world wide decentralized exchange which is an over-the- counter financial market for the exchange of currencies. The purpose of forex currency trading is to assist in international trade and investment. The FX trading market provides businesses the ability to convert one currency into another. For example, if a U.S. business is importing European products it will need to convert its dollars over to euros in order to pay the European country. The forex trading market facilitates these types of transactions. The FX trading market boasts the biggest daily volume of any financial market in the world, this allows for very dense liquidity which is the main reason why so many retail speculators are drawn to forex trading. Forex trading is very attractive to both retail and commercial traders alike because of the availability of high leverage. Leverage lets you control a very large amount of currency for substantially less than the value of the currency you are actually trading. Leverage, however, is a double edged sword because the amount you risk is also leveraged, so while leverage does enable you to potentially make large profits relatively quickly it also enables you to lose a large sum of money equally as quickly. This is one of the reasons why it is often said that 90-95% of new forex traders fail. While forex trading can be a potentially very lucrative profession, it needs to be met with a healthy dose of discipline and objective decision making.