It is about moment you are buying. On forex you can profit both on decreasing or increasing movement. Forex is much more corrective (retracement) market. Forex has leverage influence. You can win with hard work very much, but using litlle less functioning you can loss a fortune. In stock you must devote much many to have many, it is another filosofy compared to forex. But in all honesty poeple are perhaps losing the most on forex market, becouse of revenue it indie (do you think it is paradox?) . Forex is fast way in the two directions, in stock you have only one way....