As the official currency sponsor of the CNBC Portfolio Challenge, FXCM is happy to welcome you to this forum which is designed to open up lines of communication between traders and to answer any questions you may have on trading in the exciting world of currencies. The moderators of this forum are all instructors in the FXCM Education Division which provides a number of online-based courses designed to help new traders and experienced traders who are coming over from the equities or futures markets for the first time, learn more about trading currencies. These instructors are all experienced traders who have made the change from other financial markets into the Foreign Exchange markets, also known as the Forex or FX markets, and would be happy to answer any questions you have about trading currencies. Initially, I would like to offer you a short “Introduction to Forex” to answer any questions you might have on how the FX markets work. If you have any further questions or comments, please post them in this forum and we will be happy to respond accordingly. Good luck with your trading!