QUOTE(frontier008 @ Aug 19 2014, 02:09 PM)
using your example,
USD/MYR (Maybank exchange rate)
Like we go local bank eg. Maybank exchange rate: 1 US Dollar Buying 3.1155 MYR Selling 3.1945 MYR
Spread = 0.079 MYR = 790pips
does that means when US market is strong and Malaysia market is weak, we should go for buy?
this means we are buying 3.1155 MYR at during the open... then when close... probably 1 US is sold for > 3.1945 MYR... then we earn the differences?
Bank buying @ 3.1155 MYR per USD means we are Selling at 3.1155. Bank selling @ 3.1945 means we are Buying @ 3.1945 per USD.
So you Buy USD/MYR @ 3.1945 (Ask), you get 3.1155 (Bid) if you close your position now.
1 standard lot (10 USD per pips)
you lose
7900 USD
you only earn money when BID > 3.1945 (the price where you bought)
that example is too hard to understand. I take a realtime forex pair and show you
Lets use EUR/USD
EG. current price 1.33498 (Bid) & 1.33500 (Ask). Spread therefore is 0.2pips
So you currently lose
20 USD (1 standard lot = [1pip = 10 USD]) the moment you enter the market excluding commissions.
If you buying EUR/USD means you Buying Euro and Selling USD
so you long (buy) @ 1.33500, 2 situation happen:
i) 1.33000 (Bid)
You close your position here. Means you Sell Euro and Buy USD.
You long (buy) @ 1.33500 (The ask price you get that moment)
Current BID price @ 1.33000, = You lose
50 pips
1 standard lot (1pip = 10USD), you lose
500 USD exclude commissions.
ii) 1.34000 (Bid)
You close your position here. Means you Sell Euro and Buy USD.
You long (buy) @ 1.33500 (The ask price you get that moment)
Current BID price 1.34000 = You win
50 pips
1 standard lot (1pip = 10USD), you win
500 USD exclude commissions.
Why don't you open demo and try out?
This post has been edited by zDarkForceSz: Aug 19 2014, 04:25 PM