What do you know about Forex trading? Being an intelligent person, you are probably quite aware that Forex, which stands for "foreign exchange", is about buying and selling foreign currency simultaneously. The hope is, of course, that while trading a US dollar for a Japanese Yen will make you a few bucks along the way. And, if you do it frequently enough, and increase your daily transactions exponentially, you could possibly make quite a bit of money along the way.

It is certainly high risk/high reward investing. The speculative part of it is very, very exciting. But with a little bit of education about the countries in which these currencies are used, you could be setting yourself up for a virtual windfall.

Your mother always told you that education was the key to success, and she's absolutely correct. So get ready to do some fundamental analysis about Forex. This means, study the current economic and political situations in various countries around the world so that you can trade currencies in a more timely effective manner.

Political, economic and even natural events can influence people but it also influences currency. If it's a bad day, lots of unrest, perhaps a tsunami or earthquake and the value of a countries currency can plunge. Would you trade then? Would you avoid that country like the plague? That's when you'd pull out your economic calendar and do some forecasting.

But, not weather forecasting. This would be economic forecasting, where you can predict economic figures and values based on historical data. For example, how, historically, has the increase in the price of oil affected currency in England? Or China? If you analyze the data and study trends, you can predict when to trade on the Forex market and when to hold off. It can take some of the risk out of this type of investment.

Another aspect of fundamental analysis of the Forex market includes studying the interest of the national bank in certain countries. Are you aware that when interest rates rise, currencies will strengthen? What are the unemployment figures and what's the state of their Gross National Product (GNP)? All those things you learned about in 8th Grade could now serve you very well in the world of Forex trading.

If you trade for fun or for your livelihood, Forex trading can be wildly unpredictable but lucrative. All it takes in knowledge and knowledge is power.