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Scalping and Market-Making Forex Rates

Scalping and market-making forex rates in the forex market can be a risky trading strategy without the proper amount of discipline. Although both types of forex traders look to capture the bid/offer spread, the primary difference between them lies in the size of their transactions and whose account they trade for.

The Spread

In forex, as in just about any financial market, bid and offer prices are constantly offered in the major currency pairs to accommodate both buyers and sellers. The difference between these prices represents the bid/offer spread or just the spread, for short.

In the forex market,

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