Forex allows a leveraged easily and at no cost unlike the Deferred Settlement Service (SRD) on the equity markets. Forex also allows you to take short positions called "short" on the Forex or vad on equity markets. This opportunity is available to all Shorter exchange rates, the differences in the stock market where only certain actions are eligible for the SRD. Short positions in the foreign exchange market does not entail additional unlike the stock market costs. On the Forex, investors are still buying and selling at the same time. Imagine a long position on the EUR / USD, the investor is long euro and dollar short.