Everyone wants to be independent from external shocks, so in recent times more investor attention to professional foreign exchange trading, which provides great opportunities, including greater independence. These days I get more and more letters, asking how best to learn to become professional forex trader in a relatively short time.

Volume at Forex represents the total number of shares traded for a given timeframe. Volume is a measure of liquidity in a stock or index. The higher the volume, the more liquidity is present and the more competitive the market will be. Higher volume typically results in narrower spreads, less slippage, and less volatility.

Forex volume figures are significant because when a great amount of trades take place in a certain period, it means there are several sellers and buyers that set this price. This means that the session close will be correct because a consensus was reached between the investors that are selling and buying. If foreign exchange volume was indeed low, the trade price was set by less organizations and individuals and may not be a true representation of what it's really worth.

Forex Volume based indicators varies from equities volume based indicators. Every equities share traded is considered one volume, so selling hundred shares, and then someone buying those hundred shares counts as hundred in equities volume. On the other hand, the Forex market is decentralized and it's impossible to track of all the amounts of contracts on any given day. That is why foreign exchange volume is measured by counting how many price changes or ticks there are during the session. There must be a set amount of signed contracts to move the price 1 way or another, and every tick represents this number. This means that you can still measure volume, although it's done in a bit of a beat around the bush way, when compared to equities.