Forex trading has become a popular business model today. The development of gadget technology has contributed greatly to reaching a wider audience to try forex trading.

Despite the promising profit potential, forex also carries various risks associated with independent trading. The main risk is losing money due to insufficient trading skills.

Referring to an article on the FXOpen Blog, some of the risks that traders may face are:

  • Market risk. Generally outside the trader's control, such as inflation, geopolitics and economic crises.
  • Trading risks. Such as slippage, overleveraging, and overnight price movements.
  • Lack of management. Traders without implementing good money management have the potential to increase risk factors.
  • Unauthorized trading. this occurs when a trader executes trades without authorization, exceeds loss limits, or engages in the unauthorized execution of trades on a customer's account.
  • Scammer risk. Many scammers prey on novice traders with sweet promises to trap them

In trading, it is recommended to define risk tolerance, use stop loss and diversify trading to manage risk.