Interest Rate BasicsInterest rates are crucial to day traders on the forex market for a fairly simple reason: the higher the rate of return, the more interest accrued on currency invested and the higher the profit. (Read A Primer On The Forex Market for background information.)Of course, the risk in this strategy is currency fluctuation, which can dramatically offset any interest-bearing rewards. It is worth stating that while you may always want to buy currencies with higher interest (funding them with those of lower interest), it is not always a wise decision. If trading on the forex market were this easy, it would be highly lucrative for anyone armed with this knowledge. ( Read more about this type of strategy in Currency Carry Trades Deliver.)
