Forex - A negative sum game for losers
Goals:
This thread is aimed at exposing the misleading marketing narratives within the forex industry.
Feel free to share credible sources such as:
* Scientific studies
* Regulatory reports on CFDs, binary options, and retail forex
If you have access to leaked or published broker statistics that highlight how retail traders consistently lose at scale, contribute those as well.
Also, provide evidence on tail-risk events and extreme market conditions, such as:
* The Swiss National Bank shock 2015
* Flash crashes
* Severe spread widening
Let’s keep this discussion grounded in verified data and facts—not opinions or speculation.
I may not be an expert in this field but I suppose trading was initially designed for corporates with lots of capital and dedication to human resource training/development.
Today we have retail brokers who have brought trading to the individual man/woman sitting in his bedroom (untrained traders) but there is a serious lack of knowledge. The only knowledge available commonly/freely are the ones designed by influencers who themselves dot know enough so it is like the blind leading the blind. So, definitely it will be a negative sum game for many retail traders.