Plain-English guides to how the forex and commodities markets work.
A step-by-step framework for picking a forex broker: check regulation first, then compare costs, execution, platforms and support before you…
Negative balance protection caps your maximum loss at your account balance, so leveraged trading cannot leave you owing your broker…
Position sizing uses your account risk amount, stop-loss distance and pip value to work out how large a trade should…
Risk-to-reward ratio compares how much you stand to lose against how much you stand to gain on a trade before…
A margin call is a warning that your account equity is running low; a stop out is the broker automatically…
Beginners are generally better off using low leverage -- far below the regulatory maximum -- so ordinary price moves do…
High leverage shrinks the price move needed to wipe out an account, turning ordinary volatility into a much larger threat…
Margin is the portion of your own money a broker sets aside to open and hold a leveraged position, not…
A guide to the Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York trading sessions, their overlaps, and when forex liquidity is typically…
Leverage lets you control a larger forex position with a smaller deposit, which can magnify both gains and losses on…