That said, again, if it's something you want to try, many people are now jumping into these types of trader jobs at least part time, if not full time. In fact, that's a very smart idea: if you want to become a Forex trader, begin part-time, so that you don't leave yourself with no income stream should you not be successful. If you do become successful, you can be among those who make Forex their trading careers.
About foreign exchange trading
Foreign exchange trading as been around for while, but it's only been available to individuals for the last several years. It can be a very exciting way to make extra money, but keep in mind that it's not guaranteed and like any sort of trading, involves risk; that means you should never trade with money you can't afford to lose.
How Forex trading works
Here's how Forex works. You choose what are called currency pairs, and then juxtaposition one against the other, basically betting on the fact that one is going to do better the knee other. When you are right, you profit, and when you're wrong, you lose. Your focus is on trading in currency pairs.
The currencies most often traded as pairs are the US dollar and US euro; the Japanese yen and the US dollar; and the British pound and the US dollar. However, you can trade with any currency pairs available.
Learning Forex the right way
Before you ever trade in Forex, you must learn the Forex market and learn how to be successful by practicing as a trader before you undertake these types of trader jobs.
Learn everything you can about the Forex market, including the different types of analyses you are going to need to use. The two types of analysis you will need to learn to be successful in Forex are fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
Technical analysis analyzes a particular currency's "behavior" in the past, present, and projected foreseeable future. That is, if a currency has been doing well in the past and is doing well now, it's also likely to continue to do well for the foreseeable future.
Fundamental analysis analyzes a particular currency's "big picture" health. That is, it analyzes how the country of a particular currency is doing politically, socially, and economically. If a particular country is politically stable, and is doing while socially and economically, it's probably going to have a very strong currency as well. However, if a particular country has political, social, and/or economic unrest or instability, and that doesn't bode well for the health (in other words, value) of its currency, either.
Practicing Forex trader jobs
Again, before you ever trade "for real" with these types of trader jobs, you have to practice. Most online Forex brokers offer demo account, whereby you can "practice trade" to learn your way around the market before you risk real money. Once you've learned how to get in and out of trades, how to place stop loss orders, and so on, you can expand into real trading -- but do so carefully. Again, most Forex brokers will also let you place trades for very small amounts, as little as $10. So again, when you're first starting out, risk very little so that you lose very little; it's also true, of course, that when you risk little, you're also going to only gain a little if you come out well on a trade, but that's better than experiencing huge losses you can't afford.
Being successful at Forex trading careers
The best Forex traders know that if they want to be successful in their trading careers, they have to expect some loss. Therefore, never trade with more than you can afford to lose, and never operate from an emotional basis with your trades. Follow your data and get in and out of trades when it tells you to. That is, don't stay in winning trades in hopes that you're going to make more if your data is telling you that you should get out, and don't stay in losing trades in hopes that you're going to make that your loss is if your data has been telling you that you should get out, too. Be smart, trade with only what you can afford to lose, and start small when you begin. With that, you can have among the more successful Forex trader jobs out there.