Unlike stock trading, Forex trading is available 24 hours per day, 5 days per week . This makes Forex a better choice for part-time traders who may not have the availability to trade on the biggest stock markets during the day.
Forex trading also offers much higher leverage; some brokers offer as much as 300:1 on some currency pairings. Higher leverage increases both your risk and your potential reward; with proper management, leverage is a highly useful tool, but an inexperienced trader may overuse it and find their trading capital quickly erased.