What's Forex market

At the core of the forex market, there is a network of banks, which forex trade against one another. This known as the interbank market. This interbank market accounts for the bulk of daily Forex Volume,which amounts to more than USD 1.7 trillion daily.

The banks trade directly among themselves through network o f dealing stations. Though the banks have there own unique code, other banks can contact them directly when ready to carry out a forex trade. They can carry out there forex trades through a Forex Electronic Broking System better known as (EBS). They the bank will conduct their buying and selling by placing orders and sell orders from the Forex Broker. If the prices don't match, they will be put in the queue. Prices will remain in the queue till they the are match or withdrawn.

In the interbank market, this buying and selling is of forex currency is continues 24 hours a day. Though around the world the hours are different though this goes on for 363 days a year. There are only two holidays a year for the Forex Market. The holidays are New Year's and Christmas Day. For those holidays,the majority of the forex trading is closed so there is no forex trading going on.