Trading lessons for beginners
Seven lessons in order. Each one can be read alone, but the order runs from the very basics to the demo account.
- Lesson
What is forex trading and how does it work
Trading currencies in pairs, who is on the other side, and how that differs from investing.
5 minLesson 1 of 7
- Lesson
Forex trading for beginners: a study order from zero
What to learn first, what to leave for later, and why a course is not a shortcut.
4 minLesson 2 of 7
- Lesson
Candlestick patterns: single candles and what they show
How one candle is drawn, then doji, hammer, spinning top and the rising and falling pair.
5 minLesson 3 of 7
- Lesson
Lot size explained: from micro lots to standard lots
What a lot is, why size matters more than direction, and how size follows the stop.
4 minLesson 4 of 7
- Lesson
Risk management in trading: size, stop and the losing streak
Risk a small share per trade, set the stop first, and plan for a run of losses.
4 minLesson 5 of 7
- Lesson
How gold is quoted and traded as a CFD
What moves gold, how its price is quoted, and what trading it as a contract means.
4 minLesson 6 of 7
- Lesson
Demo account: practise without real money
Virtual money, real prices: what you can and cannot learn there.
5 minLesson 7 of 7