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You can place bets on the world’s currencies through forex (foreign exchange) brokerage accounts, buying or selling currency pairs that react to economic developments all over the globe. The forex market operates 24/6, opening on Sunday afternoon in the U.S. and closing after stock traders complete their business on Friday afternoon. The volume of currency trading is enormous, transacting an estimated $4 trillion per day, which is larger than the world’s stock or bond markets. Forex traders take long and short sale positions on currency pairs, which calculate the exchange rate between two forms of legal tender, like the euro (EUR) and U.S. dollar (USD). A long position opens a trade that makes money when the exchange rate moves higher; a short sale profits when it moves lower. Unlike stocks, a trader doesn’t borrow money or securities from a broker to open a short sale position, but she may have to pay a rollover fee. Brokers hold your money in an account that changes value nightly i