its not even a fixed percentage...
its pips.
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ALL forex blah blah companies based in pakistan/asia etc are total BS...stay away from them..
nothing is regulated here...
if you want to trade FX, try an FSA registered firm based in uk.
USA has good regulations except the last time I checked they had put a 1:50 limit on leverage which is bad for a "get rich overnight" type trader...
only use a big reliable broker...preferably one which is maybe a part of a major international bank...
migbank Forex Trading Online - Swiss Forex Broker - MIG Bank and barclays looked good a few yrs ago...dont know if they still any good.
another good one I found was one listed on NYSE, seemed reliable, but forgot its name...
As far as trading strategy is concerned, just keep looking at a financial calender, when major news are announced, make sure you are awake and place trades accordingly with reasonable limits set. thats how you profit off of fundamentals.
On the other side you have technical analysis...
My experience so far had been that no indicator works better than the other...so there is no one good indicator, none of them are 100% guaranteed money...
although I think the moving average(most common indicator) worked pretty good cuz its used widely and since everyone's using it, self fulfilling expectations are common...