You might have heard of Forex, but did you realize that one of the fastest developing markets is foreign exchange trading? Forex trading can be done from the comfort of your home while sitting in your favorite recliner, but you can also make trades from just about anywhere else you’d like to do it. Forex, or “foreign exchange trading,” is trading in currency pairs and does not involve the more typical trading in stocks or bonds. Although now exploding in popularity, Forex trading only became available to individuals a few years ago. In fact, the Internet’s speed is what made it possible for people to trade in the Forex market. Before the Internet, manually placing trades at precisely the right times was almost impossible because Forex is such a fast-paced market.