An insider’s original take on how global currency markets operate in the real world In How Currency Markets Work, a veteran currency trader and a geopolitical risk analyst deliver a comprehensive and street-smart guide for understanding currency markets. The authors combine insights from the worlds of trading, economics, and geopolitics to create an eye-opening and original new take on how currency prices are determined. This book bridges the gap between how currency markets are taught and how they actually trade, using character-driven narratives built on real-world market events and data to explain currency trading successes and failures in intuitive and practical ways. Inside the book: Actionable tools and tested strategies for currency trading you can apply immediately to improve your returns and your portfolio’s risk profileClear real-world examples of how geopolitical events, wars, and political shifts impact currency valuesProfiles of the speculators, corporate hedgers, and central banks whose interplay shapes exchange ratesAdvanced strategies for options, volatility trading, and exploiting mathematical relationships in currency markets A deeply insightful and accessible exploration of a much-discussed topic, How Currency Markets Work is a powerful new resource for academics, researchers, hedge fund managers, bank traders, policymakers, and practicing and aspiring forex traders.