Stop-Loss Orders Explained: Types, Examples, and Risks
Understand stop, stop-limit, and trailing-stop orders, including gaps, slippage, and practical position sizing.
Category Trading
Plain-English guides to markets, trading methods, execution, leverage, costs, and risk.
Paper Trading for Beginners: How to Practice Properly
Use paper trading to learn a platform, test rules, and keep a useful trading journal without risking real money.
Investing vs. Trading: What Beginners Need to Know
Learn the practical differences between long-term investing and short-term trading, including time, costs, risk, and which approach may fit your goals.
CFDs Explained: Risks, Costs, and Restrictions
Risk warning: Contracts for difference (CFDs) are complex, leveraged derivatives. They are not suitable for most beginners, and many retail accounts lose money. Rules and protections vary by country. A contract for difference lets you speculate on whether an asset’s…
How the Forex Market Works
Risk warning: Retail forex trading is highly risky. Leverage can produce losses rapidly, and an over-the-counter dealer may be your direct counterparty. The foreign-exchange market, usually called forex or FX, is where currencies are exchanged. Businesses use it to pay…
Forex Trading for Beginners
Start here: Forex trading is speculation, not a reliable way to build beginner wealth. Establish emergency savings and a diversified long-term investment plan before considering leveraged trading. Forex trading means taking a position on the exchange rate between two currencies.…