The term trading is pretty much the act of buying and selling a product. Trading activities are traditionally found within the Property market, Automobile market, Retail (Fashion) market or even the Fish market. With the birth of the internet, Ebay and Amazon are popular market places where many online trading activities occur.

It is safe to assume that active trading by buyers/sellers usually comes with the expectation of making a profit.

This is no different in the Financial market. Within the Financial market, there is a large variety trading activities as well where financial products (also known as financial instruments) are traded for profit and Forex is one of them.