To put it simply, the basis of making money trading forex sounds relatively easy: when the price is low, buy; when the price is high, sell. However, supposedly up to 96% of traders lose money and end up quitting altogether. Conversely, other sources have suggested that actually, traders win more trades than they lose, but often their losses are larger than their gains. It really requires a mixture of Patience, Understand forex, Understand risk management, The ability to strategize.