Market basics

30 answers

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

1. 01How much money do you need to start trading Forex?
2. 02What is the Forex market — definition, scale, OTC mechanics
3. 03Forex or the stock market — what to choose in 2026
4. 04Who trades on Forex? Six participant groups and their roles
5. 05Can you make a living from Forex? Hard math and ESMA data
6. 06How much do the best traders earn — Soros versus real retail data
7. 07What is a CFD — contract for difference in forex and equities
8. 08MiFID II — the EU broker regulation in force since 2018
9. 09Spot versus FX futures — a comparison of mechanics and costs
10. 10Forex vs stocks — a global comparison from the US market lens
11. 11The Trader's First Year — a Realistic Month-by-Month Roadmap
12. 12Demo to Live — How to Start Trading Real Money Without Blowing Up
13. 13Demo vs live — psychological differences no simulator can reproduce
14. 14Forex demo account — how to open it and what to actually practise
15. 15Compound interest for traders — the power that cuts both ways
16. 16Forex inside a retirement portfolio — why not, and what to use instead
17. 17Forex for a student with limited capital — a realistic first-year plan
18. 18Digital nomad trader — residency, sessions and discipline
19. 19Forex After 50 — Is It Worth Starting as a Late Starter
20. 20FX options — call, put, premium and the binary-options trap
21. 21FX swap — institutional mechanics of the currency market
22. 22NDF — the cash-settled forward for emerging-market currencies
23. 23Cross rates — how to calculate them and when it matters
24. 24Is forex suitable for long-term investing?
25. 25Is forex gambling? A mathematical view
26. 26How many forex traders make money? KNF and ESMA data
27. 27How much time does trading take with a full-time job?
28. 28Gold Standard 1717-1971 — History, Bretton Woods, Nixon Shock
29. 29Base vs quote currency — which one do you actually buy?
30. 30Crypto versus forex — a comparison for the retail trader