
Concentrate on ONE major currency pair. When you start trading, concentrate on one major currency pair. It gets far too complicated to keep tabs on more […]

Demo Trade Your Way to Success. We highly recommend that you demo trade your way to success. How do you do that? You can open a […]

Basic Forex Order Types. The basic forex order types (market, limit entry, stop entry, stop loss, and trailing stop) are usually all that most traders ever […]

Weird Forex Orders. Here are some weird forex orders. Good ‘Till Cancelled (GTC) A GTC order remains active in the market until you decide to cancel […]

Limit Orders versus Stop Orders. New traders often confuse limit orders with stop orders because both specify a price. Both types of orders allow traders to […]

Forex Orders – Continued. Stop Loss Order An order to close out if the market price reaches a specified price, which may represent a loss or […]

Types of Forex Orders. Limit Order Continuing our discussion of the types of forex orders, a limit order is an order placed to either buy below the market or sell above the […]

Types of Forex Orders. There are several types of forex orders. An order is an offer sent using your broker’s trading platform to open or close […]

Forex Jargon. Bid Price Here is more forex jargon. The bid is the price at which the market is prepared to buy a specific currency pair […]

Forex Jargon As in any new skill that you learn, you need to learn the jargon. In our case, forex jargon. Some of this jargon, we […]

What are the Advantages of Trading With Variable Spreads? What are the advantages of trading with variable spreads? Variable spreads eliminate experiencing requotes. This is because […]

What are the Advantages of Trading With Fixed Spreads? Fixed spreads have smaller capital requirements, so trading with fixed spreads offers a cheaper alternative for traders […]

How is the Spread Measured in Forex? How is the spread measured in forex? The spread is measured in pips. A pip is the smallest unit […]

What is a Spread in Forex Trading? How do you find the spread in forex trading? Forex brokers will quote you two different prices for a […]

Calculate profit and loss in Forex. Example Let’s look at how you calculate profit or loss in forex. Let’s buy U.S. dollars and sell Swiss francs. […]

Leverage and Forex Trading. What is leverage? You are probably wondering how a small investor like yourself can trade such large amounts of money. Think of […]

What is a Lot in Forex? What is a lot in Forex? Forex is commonly traded in specific amounts called lots. A lot is basically the number […]

How to Find the Pip Value in Your Trading Account’s Currency. Here is how to find the pip value in your trading account’s currency. What is […]

How to Calculate the Value of a Pip. As each currency has its own relative value, it’s necessary to calculate the value of a pip for […]

What is a Pip in Forex? What is a pip in forex? You’ve probably heard of the terms “pips,” “points“, “pipettes,” and “lots” thrown around, and […]

Rollover. For positions open at your broker’s “cut-off time” (usually 5:00 pm ET), there is a daily “rollover fee“, also known as a “swap fee” that […]