Foreign exchange trading, or forex, is full of both opportunity and danger for investors. Due to significant geopolitical uncertainty, this could be a very opportune time to trade currencies.

Forex is not a pyramid scheme. Forex trading is a legitimate global market where currencies are bought and sold based on supply and demand, and it operates through decentralized exchanges, banks ...

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