- The ability to trade on forex margin (using leverage).
- High levels of liquidity mean that forex spreads stay tight and trading costs stay low.
- Prices react quickly to breaking news and economic announcements (this can be a disadvantage too).
- Trade 24 hours a day from Sunday to Friday.
- The ability to go long and short.
- Wide range of markets (spread bet or trade CFDs on more than 330 forex pairs withCMC Markets).
Market trends can be more predictable.