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“Forex is the abbreviation of the word foreign exchange, which expresses the conversion of two countries' currencies against each other. Over time, after forex transactions became popular, not only currencies but also commodities entered forex platforms and began to be traded as forex products. The Forex market is the world's highest trading volume and most liquid market. According to BIS (Bank of International Settlement) data, the daily transaction volume of the forex market is around 5.5 trillion USD. Due to the leverage factor in Forex markets, the fact that transactions can be made even with small investment amounts has made the market so interesting.

One of the methods used by money and capital market players, that is, individual and institutional investors trading in the market, when making decisions is fundamental analysis. Unlike technical analysis methods used to make short-term decisions, medium and long-term decisions are generally made using fundamental analysis methods. This method is of course also valid in the forex market. In the forex market, where many parities are traded with leverage, investors can use these methods to predict which currency will gain value and which will lose value. With fundamental analysis methods, using the data affecting a country's currency, it can be predicted at what price level it should trade in the future. Some of these data; These are macroeconomic data such as inflation in the country, policy interest applied by the country or current account deficit/current account surplus data of the country. Not only economic data, but also political and policy developments of a country are included in the scope of fundamental analysis and cause positive/negative effects on the currency of the relevant country. If we give an example on a parity using fundamental analysis; For example, let's take the Dollar-TL parity. Let's assume that Turkey aims for a lower inflation rate than the current inflation in the future and is considering increasing its exports, and may also reduce the policy interest rate. Let's assume that there is a possible interest rate increase on the American side in the same period. Keeping other variables constant and assuming that progress is made in line with the targets we have stated above, we can think that the dollar should gain value and the Turkish lira should lose value at the same time, and therefore the Dollar-TL parity should also move upwards.

It is a concept used not only in forex markets but in all financial markets. Technical analysis can be explained as being able to predict future price movements by looking at past price movements. It is an analysis method that investors frequently use, especially in markets with high volatility such as forex. Compared to fundamental analysis, it can be said that it provides more rational results and more reliable results because it is based on historical data. However, the answer to the question of technical analysis or fundamental analysis is not definitive, both at the academic level and in the markets. Technical analysis, as we mentioned above, can be used in almost every market. The stock market is one of the markets where technical analysis methods work. However, stock-based speculative movements, important news/explanations about the company or developments regarding the balance sheet reduce the functionality of stock technical analysis methods.

The difference between the buying price (ask) and selling price (bid) of currency pairs/parities (ratio of currencies to each other) is called spread. The difference between buying and selling prices is measured in pips. Pip is the smallest price change in a parity and represents the change in the 4th digit (the first digit in ten thousand) in most parities (1 pip = 0.0001). It may vary between brokerage firms offering trading in Forex markets and from product to product. Spreads may vary intraday depending on liquidity in the market. These spreads, called dynamic spreads (variable spreads), may narrow during hours when liquidity is high and widen during hours when liquidity is low. Some brokerage firms also offer fixed spreads. Brokerage firms generally do not receive commissions from transactions made in the Forex markets, and the income they earn is included in these spread rates. ZRV GLOBAL offers low spread rates to its investors.

Commodity is the name given to all traded goods such as gold, silver, oil, natural gas, copper, cotton, corn, wheat, sugar and coffee. The market where these goods are bought and sold is called the Commodity Exchange, and there are 133 commodity exchanges in Turkey affiliated with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey. Factors affecting commodity prices include seasonal changes, natural disasters, economic activities, supply and demand. For investors who want to invest in commodities, following the effects of these factors will help them make the right investment. Although commodity products are generally traded in forward markets, some products also have a spot market. For example; CBOT (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) is the largest commodity exchange in the world where commodities change hands on a forward basis and provides cash or physical settlement at the end of maturity. Commodity transactions in futures markets are divided into two: speculative and hedging purposes. People who trade commodities for hedging purposes are generally manufacturers and companies that use these products in industry. Those who trade commodities for speculative purposes are investors