Forex Auto Trading involves trading the forex markets with a piece of computer software that makes the trades and profits / losses automatically, without you having to intervene much or know a lot about the forex markets. So is forex auto trading better than manual trading? And should you do it?

The simple fact is, there are advantages to both, which I will delve into further now.

The main advantages of forex auto trading are:

• Makes it easier for people with less knowledge of forex trading to be able to access the markets

• Allow the time poor to have an involvement in the markets

• Can make trades whether you are at the computer or not, whether you are awake or not

On the other side, the advantages of manual forex trading are:

• Ability to adjust your trades for news events, expected economic announcements

• Whereas an automated trading system may become outdated over the time, manual trading means you can constantly adjust to changing market conditions

• If you are a highly skilled manual trader, you should be able to make more with manual trading than you would by automated trading

So really, each method suits a particular situation. Of course, the fact is, you and me don't really have the time to either watch the markets closely and/or teach ourselves everything about how the markets work, and although we should do this over time if we want to get serious about trading in forex, in the beginning Forex Auto Trading provides a great entry point into a market that can make you huge profits.