Being a global market, anyone can trade here. This is of course provided that you are of legal age to do so.

Both individuals and investors alike trade forex markets. Individuals who trade the forex market tend to constitute a low percentage of volume during daily trades. This is because effective currency trading tends to require a mass of capital to profit. Institutions alternatively will trade a market with millions, and possible billions in capital, depending on the set strategies of such investors.

Individual traders can range from an average trader who bases their income off trading, to a rich investor with years in currency trading as a veteran. Institutions who join the FX market are also a variety. Those include banks and central banks, which comprise the majority of volume in FX trading. Those may also include trading companies such as corporations, or investment and hedge fund managers.