Account opening is free and done online, and once you're funded every major pair is ready on the same login as the rest of the platform.
“I trade EUR/USD and GBP/USD mostly. The calendar’s the first thing I open on a Monday so I know which days the Fed and the ECB are announcing.”
Forex trader, United Kingdom
“Heatmap is brilliant for working out if it’s a dollar thing or a yen thing before I start flicking through pairs.”
Part-time trader, Ireland
“Mostly trade USD/CAD around Bank of Canada days. Simple setup, no fuss.”
Forex trader, Canada
“Took me a little while to set up my watchlist the way I like it but now it’s exactly what I need every morning.”
Retail trader, Denmark
“AUD pairs can get jumpy around RBA decisions so having the dates in front of me has saved me a few surprises.”
Part-time trader, Australia
“Swiss franc trader here. I mainly watch EUR/CHF and USD/CHF and it’s nice seeing how the franc’s doing against everything at once.”
Forex trader, Switzerland
Answers on how currency markets work, what moves them and how to start trading forex with FighterPulse.
Forex trading is the buying and selling of currencies in pairs, such as EUR/USD, where you take a view on one currency against another. It’s the largest financial market in the world, with the Bank for International Settlements reporting average turnover of $9.6 trillion a day in April 2025.
Interest rates are the biggest driver, because higher rates can attract money into a currency. Inflation data, jobs figures, growth numbers and central-bank guidance all feed into rate expectations, which is why a single release can move a pair sharply when it surprises the market.
