Foreign Exchange (Curency or Forex) is one of the largest and most liquid financial markets in the world. According to the authoritative Triennial Central Bank Survey from Bank for International Settlements, Basel, average daily turnover in April 2007 exceeded US $3.2 trillion, and evidence suggests that the market is still expanding. The spot market accounts for around a third of activity in the Curency market.

Curency basics is simple to understand once it is realized that a currency is effectively a commodity whose value can change against other currencies, as well as other assets, such as gold and oil.
What is Curency Trading

Foundation: 2001
Forex division foundation: 2001
Headquarters: 42, 25 Old Broad Street London EC2N 1HQ, United Kingdom
Phone: 0044 - (0) 20 7614 4600, Fax: 0044 - (0) 20 7614 4703, Email: customerservice@cccapital.co.uk, Web: www.cccapital.co.uk
Regulated by: FSA(UK) Business Nature: MM

Foundation: 1812
Forex division foundation: 1897
Headquarters: Greenwich Street, New York, NY10013, United States
Other offices: Hong Kong SAR, United Kingdom
Phone: 877-265-7781, Email: citifxpro.sales@citi.com, Web: www.citifxpro.com
Regulated by: OCC Business Nature: ECN Liquidity Providers: Citi custom feed

Foundation: 1999
Forex division foundation: 1999
Headquarters: 80 Cannon Street, 3rd Floor, London, EC4N 6HL, United Kingdom
Other offices: Russia, Japan, China, United States, Bermuda
Phone: 44 (0)20 3026 4019, Fax: 44 (0) 20 3070 0400, Email: info@cmsfx.co.uk, Web: www.cmsfx.co.uk
Regulated by: FSA(Japan) NFA FSA(UK) BMA

Foundation: 1999
Forex division foundation: 1999
Headquarters: Bedminster One 135 US Highway 202/206 Suite 11 Bedminster, NJ 07921, United States
Other offices: apan, Korea, Republic of, Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore
Phone: 1 908-731-0750, Fax: 1-908-731-0701, Email: info@forex.com, Web: www.forex.com
Regulated by: FSA(Japan) NFA CFTC ASIC FSA(UK) Business Nature: MM

Foundation: 2006
Forex division foundation: 2006
Headquarters: 11325 N. Community House Rd. Suite 425 Charlotte, NC 28277, United States
Phone: (704) 544-9446, Fax: (704) 544-9374, Email: support@amifx.com, Web: www.advancedmarketsfx.com
Regulated by: NFA, CFTC
Business Nature: MM