The Truth About Forex Scams
So what are forex scams? Some people jump to the conclusion that anything that doesn't make them rich overnight is a scam. They do not want to have to spend any time developing skills - they want something that works like magic, without putting in any effort at all. That's clearly crazy. If such a thing existed, everybody would be using it ... and when you think about the economics, even if something like that was invented, it wouldn't be effective for very long.
If there is money being made, it is coming from somewhere. Unlike technological innovations which can create wealth through new production models, all currency trading is a zero-sum proposition. If someone is making money, someone else is losing money.
There are always losses being taken by individuals and institutions who are either unaware of the currency exchange market or cannot for one reason or another allow exchange rates to dictate their activities. You wouldn?t put off a vacation because of exchange rates ? and businesses also cannot wait for favorable currency exchange rates to import or export goods. It?s just not a possibility for each and every Forex investor to get rich ? simple as that.
Next time you?re trying to decide whether the negative comments you?re reading about a Forex product or system on web forums mean that it is really just another of the Forex scams, you should take a minute and think of how a scam operates in the offline world (remember that?).
Suppose you go to the bookstore and pick up a book on Forex trading. You find that the techniques given in the book do not work out in your case. It can be that the information here is out of date, or there could be any number of other reasons why this book didn?t give you the results you had hoped for. You may have learned a little and simply decided that this book wasn?t the answer for you ? you wouldn?t storm into the bookstore and accuse them of being a scam.
But if the bookstore was inviting everybody to pre-order a great new book on forex that was about to be published, and you and 1000 other people all handed over your cash, and the next day the store was closed and the owner had left town ... that is a scam.
A scam is a fraudulent business operation which is made to swindle would-be customers. These activities are illegal and not offered in good faith. However, any product or service which is indeed created with legitimate business intent is by definition not a scam.
People are very suspicious of buying online and you will often see the word 'scam' thrown around without much justification. Usually it is just a case of a frustrated customer trying to blame the product for his inability to be successful with it, or it might be something that worked at one time but is out of date or has been over-used. You wouldn't want to buy it except for historical interest but it wouldn't be right to call these systems forex scams. - 23211
If there is money being made, it is coming from somewhere. Unlike technological innovations which can create wealth through new production models, all currency trading is a zero-sum proposition. If someone is making money, someone else is losing money.
There are always losses being taken by individuals and institutions who are either unaware of the currency exchange market or cannot for one reason or another allow exchange rates to dictate their activities. You wouldn?t put off a vacation because of exchange rates ? and businesses also cannot wait for favorable currency exchange rates to import or export goods. It?s just not a possibility for each and every Forex investor to get rich ? simple as that.
Next time you?re trying to decide whether the negative comments you?re reading about a Forex product or system on web forums mean that it is really just another of the Forex scams, you should take a minute and think of how a scam operates in the offline world (remember that?).
Suppose you go to the bookstore and pick up a book on Forex trading. You find that the techniques given in the book do not work out in your case. It can be that the information here is out of date, or there could be any number of other reasons why this book didn?t give you the results you had hoped for. You may have learned a little and simply decided that this book wasn?t the answer for you ? you wouldn?t storm into the bookstore and accuse them of being a scam.
But if the bookstore was inviting everybody to pre-order a great new book on forex that was about to be published, and you and 1000 other people all handed over your cash, and the next day the store was closed and the owner had left town ... that is a scam.
A scam is a fraudulent business operation which is made to swindle would-be customers. These activities are illegal and not offered in good faith. However, any product or service which is indeed created with legitimate business intent is by definition not a scam.
People are very suspicious of buying online and you will often see the word 'scam' thrown around without much justification. Usually it is just a case of a frustrated customer trying to blame the product for his inability to be successful with it, or it might be something that worked at one time but is out of date or has been over-used. You wouldn't want to buy it except for historical interest but it wouldn't be right to call these systems forex scams. - 23211
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