VIRTUAL COIN

Major Investing and Trading Instruments

Bitcoin (BTC) is by far the greatest driver of the market. The first bitcoin exchange transaction took place in September 2009, when 5,050 bitcoins were exchanged for US$5.02. To date, BTC broke through $14,500 and is now the most valuable asset on the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin has become a profitable investment for many, but there are many who are just approaching this instrument, too. High volatility brings a lot of excitement and anxiety, but also allows the speculators to capitalize on short-term moves.

Ether (ETH) is the second most popular digital currency, and also second by market cap. Most of the market players regard it as an investment vehicle, not a speculative asset. Apart from these two cryptocurrencies, investors and traders use such cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Bitcoin Gold, Litecoin, Dash, NEO, Monero, and IOTA.

Major exchanges offer cryptocurrency pairs trading, with BTC/ETH, DSH/BTC, and LTC/BTC being the most popular. To trade such pairs, one needs to thoroughly analyze the news and keep informed on the important events of the cryptocurrency market.

Currently, not only professional investors but also general public becomes more interested in cryptocurrencies.

Trading Bitcoin with a Broker

One of the easiest ways to get familiar with cryptocurrencies is opening a trading account with a major FX broker. Lately, upon cryptocurrency boom, more and more brokers have been offering digital currency trading to their clients. Trading conditions do not vary much from one broker to another.

More often than not, brokers provide access to cryptocurrency trading through MT4 and MT5 platforms. Let’s take BTC/USD for example. On average, the minimum position amount is BTC 0.1, with the spread of 0.30% or 0.40%, thus making it reasonable to trade on H1 and larger time frames. Leverage varies from 1:1 to 5:1, so you will need to deposit $200 to $1,000 in order to start trading. The broker usually takes a fee of 0.20% to 0.30% of the transaction amount.