Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 19, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Forex International Trading Corp.
Entity Central Index Key	0001471781
Trading Symbol	fxit
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,248,585
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3