Demo foreign exchange trading is commended as the way to begin by almost everyone, including us here on this site. Trading in a demo account enables you to begin to know your broker’s platform and services, discover the strengths and weaknesses of your system and work out your own weaknesses and strengths as a trader at the same time. Nonetheless, foreign exchange demo accounts do have some drawbacks. Shall we have a look at what to keep a look out for and the way to avoid the traps.
I’m gonna cite Auto FX Payday. We have a tendency to assume that a demo account and a real money account from the same broker are going to look the same, offer the same services and work in the same way. Unfortunately in a small minority of cases, there are serious differences between the 2. Occasionally you may even find that the demo accounts are managed on a completely different platform. Legitimate reasons would include releasing the real platform and its server space for live traders. Sly reasons would involve tricks like drawing you in with something that’s user friendly and maybe even stacked in your favour (if it doesn’t access the genuine market) so they can grab your money and then watch you lose it in the real world. Irrespective of the reason, this is something to avoid. So check prior to signing up.