Trading costs
Seven ways to cut your forex trading costs
Pick the right account type, trade the liquid hours, stop holding overnight without reason, collect a rebate — seven measures…
Risk management
24 articles in this section.
Fundamentals
Bid and Ask: the price you actually trade at
You buy at the Ask and are marked to the Bid, so a new position is down by the spread…
Fundamentals
A forex learning path that costs least in tuition to the market
Most curricula begin with indicators and candlestick patterns. That is why so many people blow up before reaching them. There…
Risk management
What traders actually earn: read the published figures, not the screenshots
This question is usually answered with a screenshot of a profit. There is a far more reliable source: the loss-rate…
Risk management
Risk-reward ratio, and why win rate alone tells you nothing
At 1:3 you break even winning 25% of the time; at 3:1 you need 75%. Why a 70% win rate…
Risk management
A withdrawal that will not go through: six causes, in the order to check them
A stuck withdrawal does not automatically mean fraud - most cases are incomplete verification or withdrawing through the wrong channel.…
Fundamentals
How much capital you need to start: work back from cost, not from the minimum deposit
Brokers accept $1-5. That is what the broker will take, not what is enough to trade with. The real figure…
Risk management
How to place a stop loss properly
The stop belongs to the chart, not to your wallet. Four sound methods, and why a short position's stop fills…
Fundamentals
Which broker has the lowest minimum deposit - and why it barely matters
HFM from $0, XM from $5, Exness from $10, Vantage from $50. But the deposit threshold does not reduce risk…
Market analysis
Trading gold (XAU/USD): the complete guide
One lot of gold is 100 ounces, so a $1 move in price is $100 to the account. The sizing…