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Investment has become a buzzword in recent years. Even today, many people still want to know how to invest and what type of investment to choose. Of course, these two questions cannot be answered easily without studying investment first. Moreover, out there, there are quite a lot of types of investment that can be chosen. Call it property investment, gold investment, Forex Trading investment or currency trading, to the last one and is popular among young people, namely stock investment.
Although they seem the same, both stock and forex investments have quite fundamental differences. But before we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of stocks or forex, it would be good if you understand what investment is and what investment is right for you to choose.
What is Investment?
If seen in general, the definition of investment or invest is the investment of assets or funds carried out by a company or individual for a certain period of time in order to obtain greater returns in the future. As mentioned above, the types of investment are stock investment, house investment, gold investment, to forex investment.
But you have to be careful with this investment activity, don't get caught in illegal investments. The Financial Services Authority (OJK) together with the Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Communication and Information, Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Attorney General's Office, Indonesian Police, and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) are also tightening supervision to prevent and handle the rampant illegal investment offers and practices.
Investing in stocks is indeed the most widely chosen and done type of investment today. The reason why it is most chosen is actually quite easy. This type of investment does not require a large capital, the method is considered modern because only with a laptop or smartphone capital can do it, and also many do it so it can be easier to get knowledge out there.
In addition, investing in stocks also offers a fairly small risk if you play it safe and know how to do it. Unfortunately, not many people know about how to make good stock investments, especially for beginners.
Out there, there are quite a lot of people who play investment with stocks but eventually back down slowly because of two things: first, they do not see the economic and political conditions when buying a company's stock. Second, they do not know that in investing in stocks there is still a risk that must be borne if the wrong step is taken.
In addition, there is actually another reason why people fail to invest in stocks. They do not know how to invest in stocks and they also do not want to learn because they only want to get profit quickly and immediately. Of course, this way of thinking is very wrong and you should throw it away if you want to invest in stocks.
In addition to stock investment instruments, there are also forex trading investment instruments that offer great profits if you know how to maximize them. Yes, when compared to investing using stocks, forex trading investment is slowly growing because more and more people know about it.
Actually, between these two types of investment, which one is better for you to choose? What are the things you should learn first and how to choose a profitable investment? Check out the explanation below.
Getting to Know Stock Investment
At first. You have to learn about stock theory as well as its types. Fortunately, with the internet, it is easier for you to get the information you need. The first thing you need to know about this investment instrument is how to buy stocks available on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
To find out, you can learn via the internet, read articles about stocks, and also ask friends or colleagues who have already entered this investment world. From there, in general, you already know about what stocks are available and of course the first steps in buying stocks.
It's actually easy to get started. As explained earlier, with just a laptop or smartphone, you can invest in stocks. First, you have to open a stock account that matches your name. It should be underlined that you already know the stockbroker or securities company that you rely on in investing using these stocks.
Then, you will be asked to fill the account balance with money that will later be used for investment. The range of figures also varies. Starting from IDR 1 million to IDR 10 million is also possible. This all depends on the stockbroker company you choose. The next procedure is to provide the personal data information requested by the company.
Then you will be informed of other steps related to stock trading transactions there. In buying stocks later, you will definitely use an intermediary commonly called a securities company. They will help you carry out and complete transactions according to the desired stocks. In addition, you must also learn about fundamental analysis (analysis of the current market, such as business expansion, financial reports, company profiles, and other capital market news). Then you also have to learn about technical analysis (analysis of stock price movements according to graphs). The last is diversification (investing funds in several types of businesses to avoid major risks.)
What is Forex Trading: Definition, How it Works and its Advantages
Getting to Know Forex Trading Investment
To be able to maximize forex investment instruments, there are various things that you must know first. First, you must learn what forex trading is. Don't let yourself enter this investment world without any capital. That is a suicidal step that must be avoided from the start.
Second, you also need to know how to choose a good broker. To be able to invest in forex trading, it is indeed better to use a broker, especially for beginners. In addition, you also need to use the Peer to peer trading platform GICTrade which has been proven to be successful in making traders (the term for forex traders, namely yourself) successful. GICTrade works with an official broker registered with Bappebti, namely PT. Trijaya Pratama Futures so it is definitely trusted.
Third, in investment there is no such thing as always profit. Problems such as experiencing losses can certainly arise unexpectedly. But don't let yourself be discouraged when you experience losses. Surely there are moments when you can get profit from forex trading again.
The last thing you should know first is to learn Money Management. What is it? Money Management is how many lots in each trading position, profit target, the distance between the open position price and Stop Loss, and the maximum total trading that is currently open in the forex market. So you can know how much loss can be accepted. It does feel bitter, but by knowing this theory, you can minimize the risk of loss that can be achieved.
Which Investment Should You Choose?
This question is often asked by people who want to jump into the world of investment. However, by looking at the explanation above, it can be said that forex trading investment holds the potential for greater profits compared to investing in stocks. There are several reasons why forex trading investment is better:
Big Profits
Who doesn't want to make a big profit? Surely everyone wants to. When investing in forex trading, it is always explained that the profits obtained are unlimited, aka they can be bigger every time as long as you are able to sell at the right time.
There is a Two Way Benefit
When the market condition is up or down, you can still profit from it. When the market condition is up, you can buy forex at a lower price than usual. Later when the market is normal, you can sell it at a high price. In addition, when the market condition is down, you can sell at a high price. Then just buy again when the price has gone down.
Can Be Done By Anyone
You can invest with a laptop/smartphone and a stable internet connection. Especially if combined with software or applications such as GICTrade that are ready to help you in investing in forex trading.
Affordable Capital
To start investing in forex trading, the capital you need tends to be small, especially when investing in GICTrade. With only IDR 2 million, you can already invest in forex trading.
Now you know which one to choose between forex trading investment or stock investment. Don't miss the opportunity to get big profits that are useful for your life through forex trading investment at GICTrade.
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