Trading software is something that all foreign exchange traders use each day. Currency trading was never established on the phone in the same way that stock trading was, simply because foreign exchange rates were fixed for a long time.

It was actually the rise of the internet that opened up foreign exchange trading for the average tiny financier. Brokers developed trading software so that their customers could access the market immediately. The mini and micro foreign exchange trading accounts were born.

This implies that a P.C. You need good net access over a reliable broadband connection, to receive streaming price info and send in your orders without slippage. Any delay in the transmission of your order can suggest you lose the price you wanted, so dialup just will not cut it.