Nowadays part-time forex trading is considered to be one of the most successful ways to supplement income. Part-time traders are especially attracted to the 24 hour nature of the forex market. Not many people can trade forex full time, some of them make their trades at work, lunch or night. Part-time forex trading can be a successful way to supplement your income, no matter what your situation or schedule. Even if you work full time or hold a part-time job, you can find the time to trade in this potentially profitable market.

As a beginning forex trader, no matter what your current job situation is you need to maintain it and excel at it, and always work to keep it a priority in your life. If you lose your job or quit your job thinking you can take up full time trading you will stand no chance at becoming a successful trader. At first, you need to keep trading a part time goal, once you learn the ropes and master the art and skill of successfully reading a price chart, then you can set your sights on becoming a full-time trader.

Keeping your day job and having a secure source of income is crucial to maintaining the proper trading mindset, you don’t want to be operating in the market from the point of view that you have no other options, and that your trading has to work out. Trading only part-time will also help to keep you out of the market, this may sound counter-productive at first, but over-trading is probably the biggest cause of failure among forex traders.

The key to successful forex trading is to specialize in the currency pairs that trade when you're available for trading, and to use strategies that don't require constant portfolio monitoring. Although forex trading occurs 24 hours a day throughout the week, it's best to trade during peak volume hours to guarantee liquidity. Liquidity is a trader's ability to sell a position, which is much easier to do when the market is most active.

The forex market is one of the most desirable markets to trade because it is a 24-hour market that is constantly in flux, providing ample opportunities to make profits at any point in the day. Because of these features, the forex market lends itself to part-time traders. However, despite these favorable characteristics, the forex market is very volatile, which makes it risky for all traders, particularly the part-time trader, if the proper strategy is not implemented.