Jamaica's Usain Bolt earned a double and claimed a record 10th gold medal with a convincing victory in the 200 meters on Thursday at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing, denying rival Justin Gatlin with a time of 19.55.
Foreign exchange markets facilitate the trade of one foreign currency for another. Most exchanges are made in bank deposits and involve U.S. dollars. Over a trillion dollars in foreign exchange trades take place every day; foreign exchange dealers handle most transactions.
Trading foreign exchange on the currency market, also called trading forex, can be a thrilling hobby and a great source of investment income. To put it into perspective, the securities market trades about $22.4 billion per day; the forex market trades about $5 trillion per day. The type of currency you are spending, or getting rid of, is the base currency. 2  The currency that you are purchasing is called quote currency. 3  In forex trading, you sell one currency to purchase another.