These guides explain how Forex trading works before you compare a broker or a promotion. Each article stays on one topic: what a pip is, how leverage changes risk, how brokers execute orders, and how bonus terms actually work. This page is the index. The individual URLs keep their existing addresses.
Start here
Read these four in order if you are new to the market. They define the terms used in every later guide and in every bonus review on this site.
- What is Forex and Forex trading? — market, sessions, pairs, and how a trade is opened.
- What is a pip in Forex? — pip, pipette, pip value, and the link to lot size.
- What is a lot in Forex? — standard, mini, micro and nano lots.
- What is leverage in Forex? — margin versus leverage and why a high ratio increases losses.
- What is a currency pair? — base and quote currency, bid and ask price
Brokers and platforms
- Who is a Forex broker? — what the firm does with your order.
- How to choose a Forex broker — a 12-step checklist (regulation, costs, withdrawals).
- Types of Forex brokers — market maker, STP and ECN.
- What is a trading platform? — MT4, MT5, cTrader and web terminals.
- List of Forex brokers — reviews and profiles.
Risk, positions and trading styles
- Forex risk management strategies
- Long and short positions
- How to Read a Forex Economic Calendar? — what the published figures actually mean.
- Forex trading styles — scalping, day, swing, position.
- Social and copy trading
- Why trade on a demo account?
- 10 tips for a Forex demo contest
Technical analysis
- What is technical analysis?
- Types of charts — line, bar, candlestick.
- Types of trends in Forex
- Support and resistance
Promotions — how they work
Live offers sit on the promotion listings. These two articles explain the mechanics so a bonus page is readable.
- Types of Forex promotions
- No-deposit bonus withdrawal rules
- Current no-deposit bonuses
- Current deposit bonuses
Trading Forex and CFDs with leverage can result in the loss of your capital. These articles are educational and are not investment advice. Always read the broker’s legal documents for the entity that will hold your account.
