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Market basics

What Forex is, who trades, when the market is open, why prices move.

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How much money do you need to start trading forex?8 min →What is the forex market — definition, scale, OTC mechanics8 min →Forex vs shares: ownership, exposure and holding costs8 min →Who trades on forex? Six participant groups and their roles6 min →Can you make a living from forex? Capital, withdrawals and risk7 min →How much do the best traders earn? Assessing reported returns5 min →What is a CFD — contract for difference in forex and equities6 min →MiFID II — EU rules for investment firms and clients5 min →Spot versus FX futures — a comparison of mechanics and costs5 min →US stocks and forex: venues, account rules and currency risk5 min →The trader’s first-year roadmap — skills, practice and review5 min →Demo to live — readiness, sizing and real-money decisions5 min →Demo vs live: separate execution changes from decisions5 min →Forex demo practice: a trade plan, journal and review5 min →Compound interest for traders — the power that cuts both ways5 min →Forex in a retirement portfolio — currency exposure and risk5 min →Forex for students with low capital — costs and position size5 min →Digital nomad trader — residency, sessions and discipline5 min →Forex after 50 — is it worth starting as a late starter?4 min →FX options — call, put, premium and the binary-options trap5 min →Institutional FX swaps: two exchanges and value dates6 min →NDF — the cash-settled forward for emerging currencies5 min →Cross rates — how to calculate them and when it matters5 min →Is forex suitable for long-term investing?8 min →Is forex gambling? A mathematical perspective4 min →How many forex traders make money? KNF and ESMA data4 min →How much time does trading take with a full-time job?4 min →Gold standard history — Bretton Woods and the Nixon Shock5 min →Base vs quote currency — which one do you actually buy?6 min →Crypto versus forex — a comparison for the retail trader5 min →