Forex trades approximately exceeds US$ 1.9 trillion a day across the globe (source Wikipedia) and is by far the most liquid market in the world.
It takes the NY Stock Exchange THREE MONTHS to trade the same USD values as the forex trades each and every day making it the largest and most liquid market in the world.
This market can absorb trading volume and transaction sizes that dwarf the capacity of any other market. Even as Forex futures volume has grown rapidly in recent years, but only accounts for about 7% of the total foreign exchange market volume (source wikipedia), it becomes clear that the futures markets provide only limited liquidity. The forex market is always liquid, meaning positions can be liquidated and stop orders executed without slippage.
It takes the NY Stock Exchange THREE MONTHS to trade the same USD values as the forex trades each and every day making it the largest and most liquid market in the world.
This market can absorb trading volume and transaction sizes that dwarf the capacity of any other market. Even as Forex futures volume has grown rapidly in recent years, but only accounts for about 7% of the total foreign exchange market volume (source wikipedia), it becomes clear that the futures markets provide only limited liquidity. The forex market is always liquid, meaning positions can be liquidated and stop orders executed without slippage.