Clear explanations of broker selection, trading platforms, fees and risk. Start with the essentials, then explore the questions that matter to you.
The original selection guide: key factors to consider, including regulation, spreads, platforms and more. Read historical examples in the context of today's checks.
Read the guideAn organised learning library for the decisions ahead.
Understand the tools, order types and questions to ask before choosing.
A practical introduction to swap-free trading and the terms to check.
Learn to compare account pricing on equivalent terms, not headline numbers.
See how margin requirements and leveraged losses work before placing a trade.
Find the right documents and navigate an official regulatory register.
Build a platform checklist without treating practice results as a promise.
Pip value formulas and worked examples for majors and yen pairs.
Pip value, position size, margin, profit, drawdown recovery and compound growth in one place.
Size every trade so a loss stays a fixed share of your account.
When each session opens, when liquidity peaks and when spreads widen.
How execution models differ and what to check in the documents.
Who gets it, who does not, and what happens when prices gap.
Spot forex, rolling spot and CFDs compared, and why it matters.
CFTC and NFA rules on leverage, hedging and registered dealers.
The application, ID checks and first deposit, step by step.
Currency pairs, costs, leverage and risk explained from the ground up.
How pairs are quoted and why the pair you trade changes your costs.
Market, limit, stop, stop-limit and trailing stops, with examples.
What you pay or earn for holding positions overnight.
Stop-losses, risk per trade, risk-reward and drawdown limits.
The warning signs of fake brokers, clone firms and signal schemes.
Methods, timings, fees and what to do if a withdrawal stalls.
Spreads, commissions, swaps, fees and client losses explained.
Which releases move currencies and how to trade around them safely.
Sessions, overlaps and the hours when spreads are tightest.
What each approach looks at and how traders combine them.
Copying other traders, the fees involved and what to check first.
How stakes per point work, tax treatment and how it compares with CFDs.
Fixed, volatility-based, structure-based and trailing stops compared.
What the FCA rules say for retail traders, and what changes for pros.
How lot sizes work, what a pip is worth on each and how to choose one.
The four main trading styles compared on time, cost and risk.
What the most-used indicators measure and how traders combine them.
How to read a candle and the reversal and continuation patterns to know.
Where price tends to stall, why, and how traders plan trades around it.
The key ratios, how to draw them and the limits of the tool.
Earning the interest-rate gap between currencies, and why it can unwind fast.
What causes slippage, which orders it affects and how to limit it.
What to record on every trade and how to review it to improve.
Minimum deposits, realistic balances and how risk per trade sets the number.
Four topics to understand before researching a live account. Learning reduces uncertainty; it does not remove trading risk.
Key terms, in plain language.
The difference between the buy and sell price.
The funds required to maintain an open position.
Exposure that can exceed the funds you commit.
An overnight financing debit or credit.
Compare broker profiles using a consistent set of criteria.
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