Trading Basics
Start here. Learn how markets work, what you can trade, how orders are matched, and the core vocabulary every trader needs before risking real capital.
What Is Trading?
What Is Trading?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Is Forex?
What Is Forex?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Is Spot Gold?
What Is Spot Gold?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Is Cryptocurrency Trading?
What Is Cryptocurrency Trading?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
How Markets Work
How Markets Work: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Understanding Bid and Ask
Understanding Bid and Ask: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Understanding the Spread
Understanding the Spread: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Is Leverage?
What Is Leverage?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Is Margin?
What Is Margin?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Trading Sessions Explained
Trading Sessions Explained: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Order Types: Market, Limit, Stop
Order Types: Market, Limit, Stop: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Is a Pip?
What Is a Pip?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Is a Lot Size?
What Is a Lot Size?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Long vs Short Positions
Long vs Short Positions: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Stocks vs CFDs vs Futures
Stocks vs CFDs vs Futures: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Are Commodities?
What Are Commodities?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
What Are Indices?
What Are Indices?: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
How Exchanges Match Orders
How Exchanges Match Orders: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Demo vs Live Trading
Demo vs Live Trading: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.
Building a Trading Plan
Building a Trading Plan: a clear, practical guide covering definitions, mechanics, examples, and how it fits into trading basics. Written for self-taught traders and developers.