There is a difference in that with stocks you can go long and reasonably expect a couple percent return in a year. Most people, even those who trade a lot are l

There is a difference in that with stocks you can go long and reasonably expect a couple percent return in a year. Most people, even those who trade a lot are long overall. In forex you have to beat the market to make anything. It is only rational to trade forex if you have a good reason to believe you can outsmart the market, or if you are hedging currency risk that you already had for other reasons.