Currency pairs, pips and lots, leverage and the hours when the forex market actually moves — explained step by step.

How to Spot a Fake Crypto or Forex Broker Before You Deposit
A friend of mine once forwarded me a link with a single line: “Is this legit? They’re offering a Gold account.” The site looked…

Leverage, Margin Call and Stop Out: What Happens to Your Account
Leverage is the feature that makes forex and CFD trading accessible with a small account. It’s also the feature behind most blown accounts. The…

Forex Market Hours: The Four Trading Sessions and When Pairs Move
People like to say the forex market never sleeps. That’s true in the sense that you can trade currencies around the clock from Sunday…

What Is a Pip in Forex? Pips, Lots and Pip Value Explained
Open any forex chart and you’ll see prices with four or five decimal places: EUR/USD at 1.08452, GBP/USD at 1.27310. Traders don’t talk about…

How to Read Candlestick Charts Without Getting Lost
The first time you open a trading chart, it looks like a barcode that’s had a bad day. Red and green bars, thin lines…
