Umeluleki wezohwebo we-Forex, noma umphathi wezokuhweba, ungumuntu noma inhlangano okuthi, ngenxephezelo noma ngenzuzo, yeluleke abanye ngenani noma ngokucebiseka kokuthenga noma ukuthengisa izimali zama-akhawunti ngokusobala ngenzuzo. Ukunikeza izeluleko kungabandakanya ukusebenzisa igunya lokuhweba phezu kwe-akhawunti yekhasimende ngamandla alinganiselwe, angasuswa ummeli. Umeluleki wezohwebo we-Forex angaba umuntu oyedwa noma ibhizinisi elihlangene. Izinhlelo ze-akhawunti ezilawulwa nge-Forex zingaqhutshwa ngabeluleki bezokuhweba bangaphakathi, okungukuthi, abathengisi abasebenzela ngqo i Uhlelo lwe-akhawunti oluphethwe nge-Forex noma welulekwe ngabaphathi bangaphandle. Amagama athi “umphathi,” “umhwebi,” “umeluleki,” noma “umeluleki wezohwebo” ayashintshana.

Lokhu okulandelayo kuyisibonelo esiyindumezulu sendlela i-hedge fund ezosebenza ngayo nomeluleki wezohwebo. Isikhwama se-hedge fund esibizwa nge-ACME Fund, Inc. sikhuphule imali engama- $ 50-million ezodayiswa ezimakethe ze-Forex. I-ACME ikhokhisa amaklayenti ayo imali yokuphatha engu-2% kanye nama-20% wezimali ezintsha zokulingana njengemali yokukhuthaza. Emphakathini wokuhweba ochwepheshe, lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukushaja "2-no-20". I-ACME idinga ukuqasha umhwebi we-Forex ukuze aqale ukuhweba ngemali ekhulisiwe, ngakho-ke i-ACME ibuyekeza irekhodi lomkhondo lomeluleki wezezimali eli-10 elihlukile. Ngemuva kokwenza inkuthalo efanele nokubukeza amamethrikhi abalulekile abeluleki bezohwebo, njengokudonswa kwe-peak-to-troughs kanye nama-ratios abukhali, abahlaziyi be-ACME bacabanga ukuthi inkampani eqanjiwe i-AAA Trading Advisors, Inc. iyona efaneleke kakhulu kuphrofayili yobungozi besikhwama. I-ACME inikeza i-AAA iphesenti lemali yokuphatha engu-2% nemali yokukhuthaza engama-20%. Amaphesenti esikhwama esikhokhelwayo esizokhokha umeluleki wangaphandle wokuhweba axoxwa ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngokuya ngerekhodi lomphathi wezohwebo namandla okuphatha imali entsha, umeluleki wezohwebo angathola ngaphezu kuka-50% walokho i-hedge fund ekhokhisa amaklayenti ukuphatha izimali zawo.