How is forex trading different from traditional securities and stock trading?

In general, forex trading is usually a short-term investment strategy in relation to other investment vehicles. Trades may last a few minutes to several days with a short-term strategy or several months to several years with our long-term strategies. With a short-term strategy, the goal is to predict relatively small short-term moves in the market, compared to long-term growth investments like stocks, mutual funds, bonds, or long-term notes that may be redeemed at a future date.