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Making Your First Forex Trade

By John Russell, About.com

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Step 4 - Place the order

Place the Order

Now prepare to place the order. I have confirmed that the price is in a stable downtrend so I am preparing to "go short". The short trade is for 10,000 Australian dollars against the Japanese Yen. This is also known as going short 1 mini lot.

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