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What is scalping?

By John Russell, About.com

Question: What is scalping?
Answer: In forex trading, scalping is taking advantage of currency pair changes over a very short period of time. Traders that scalp usually use high leverage and aim for less than 10 pips within a few minutes. Scalping is generally considered to be a dangerous practice by professional traders and is officially frowned on by forex brokers.
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