In the financial markets earning of money is carried out according to the principle –buy at a lower price –sell at a higher price. In other words if you anticipate the rate will go up in the nearest future, you make profit by opening the deal and closing it at a higher price.

For example, a trader has chosen a currency pair EUR / USD. Dollar against euro at the moment is 1.4042. The trader buys euros, expecting a quick appreciation of the exchange rate. After a while the rate rises to 1.4660 and the trader closes the deal and takes a profit.

The size of the profit depends on the amount of your investment. If the trader makes a deal by investing $ 100 and earns 100 points, he will receive $ 100 of profit, provided that the leverage is 1:100.

If the trader expects the price weakness, it is not profitable for him to buy euros. But he can buy dollars. Such a transaction is called sale of the pair EUR / USD. The initial rate was 1.4660 and soon fell to 1.4126. The trader has closed the deal at a new rate and made a profit.

Each second a lot of transactions are performed in financial markets and the exchange rate never remains still. It means that traders can trade and make profits any time of day and night (except holidays).

In order to find out how the financial instruments will change in the nearest future it is necessary to monitor economic news and to use the technical indicators. Indicators are gathered at MetaTrader 4, and you need only one click in order to get the necessary information.