http://investing.hirby.com/is-there-a-specific-money-requirement-to-be-able-to-trade-commodities-options-andor-currency/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:24:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://investing.hirby.com/is-there-a-specific-money-requirement-to-be-able-to-trade-commodities-options-andor-currency/comment-page-1/#comment-32285 yellowkayak Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:03:03 +0000 http://investing.hirby.com/is-there-a-specific-money-requirement-to-be-able-to-trade-commodities-options-andor-currency/#comment-32285 Usually they want 5000 dollars to start because of transaction fees but call them and tell them you'll have more soon. you can control 200x the amount you invest so you can control 40,000 worth of Euros but with so little if there is a move downward in the market you could get called and lose your 2K instantly. Commodities is not for the weak of heart. Its best if you have about 20K-50K to start. but you can get a practice account to see how you would be doing right now if you had that money. Usually they want 5000 dollars to start because of transaction fees but call them and tell them you’ll have more soon. you can control 200x the amount you invest so you can control 40,000 worth of Euros but with so little if there is a move downward in the market you could get called and lose your 2K instantly. Commodities is not for the weak of heart. Its best if you have about 20K-50K to start. but you can get a practice account to see how you would be doing right now if you had that money.

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