As the year draws to an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients and partners for their continued support throughout 2011, and the valuable trust [...]

It is common among forex brokers to rely on introducing brokers, or IBs, to acquire new clients. OANDA does not. Even though it costs us business. Here’s why: Most IBs [...]

Price volatility is hitting extreme levels in the foreign exchange market—so extreme that even seasoned professional forex traders have told me they’ve not seen markets like this in more than [...]

It is surprising how many traders, especially retail traders, do not understand the importance of spreads. Traders tend to focus on price when trading and often do not consider the [...]

There is a common perception (among regulators and policy makers, the press, and some forex professionals) that forex traders in the “retail” category really have no idea what they’re doing. Hence, [...]

Our intention is to use the OANDA Insights blog to discuss the issues and trends that affect the forex market and business in general. We hope it’s informative enough to [...]

OANDA began to offer currency trading on the Internet in 2001. At the time, many in the banking world said it was a nice idea, but one that would never [...]