2. Intermediate Tutorial

What is margin? Now that you’ve understood the concept of financial leverage, let’s take a look at margin. Leverage goes hand in hand with margin, in fact, trading with leverage is often referred to as trading on margin. So, what exactly is margin and how does it play into your trading? How margin affects trading…

What is leverage? As we’ve discussed previously, one of the characteristics of spot forex is the ability to trade using financial leverage. But what exactly is leverage? Using financial leverage Essentially, financial leverage acts as a multiplier, allowing you to control larger positions on the market with less of your own money. Leverage is expressed…

What is an order? So, you’re ready to place your first trade. That’s great, but how exactly do you do it? You need a way to convey all the relevant information about your trade, so that it can be executed on the market. In spot forex trading, this is known as ‘placing an order’. What…