Risk warning: CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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Forex from zero.

Ten short lessons, from what a currency pair is to a fully planned trade, with every example worked out in dollars.

  • 10 video lessons · about 1h 40m
  • Short quiz after every lesson
  • Practise each step on a free demo
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  1. 01
    What is forex?How the currency market works and who trades it
    8 min
  2. 02
    Reading a currency pairBase and quote currencies, bid and ask
    7 min
  3. 03
    Pips, lots and position sizeHow price moves translate into profit and loss
    11 min
  4. 04
    Leverage and marginWhy leverage magnifies both gains and losses
    12 min
  5. 05
    Your first order in MetaTrader 5Market and pending orders, step by step
    10 min
  6. 06
    Stop loss and take profitDefine your exit before you enter
    9 min
  7. 07
    Risk and rewardSizing trades so one loss never hurts too much
    10 min
  8. 08
    Trading sessions and newsWhen markets move and why the calendar matters
    9 min
  9. 09
    Reading a chartCandlesticks, trends, support and resistance
    13 min
  10. 10
    Building a trading planPut it all together in one written plan
    11 min
Learning paths

From first trade to your own strategy.

Three stages, every lesson free. Start where you are and move on when you are ready.

12 lessons

Beginner

Understand the markets, place your first orders and learn the basics of risk.

2h 10mVideo + text
  1. 1.1What moves the markets
  2. 1.2Pips, lots and leverage
  3. 1.3Placing your first order
  4. 1.4Protecting trades with stop losses
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14 lessons

Intermediate

Build strategies with technical and fundamental analysis.

3h 05mVideo + text
  1. 2.1Candlestick patterns
  2. 2.2Support, resistance and trends
  3. 2.3Trading around economic news
  4. 2.4Indicators that actually help
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10 lessons

Advanced

Refine risk management, automate your trading and review performance.

2h 40mVideo + text
  1. 3.1Position sizing and risk of ruin
  2. 3.2Correlation and hedging
  3. 3.3Expert Advisors in MetaTrader 5
  4. 3.4Journaling and reviewing trades
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Glossary

Trading terms, plainly explained.

The words you will meet on every trading screen, in one or two sentences each.

Pip
The standard unit of price movement in a currency pair. For most pairs it is the fourth decimal place (0.0001).
Lot
The size of a trade. One standard lot is 100,000 units of the base currency; a mini lot is 10,000 and a micro lot 1,000.
Leverage
Lets you control a larger position with a smaller deposit. It magnifies profits and losses in equal measure.
Margin
The amount set aside from your balance to open and keep a leveraged position open.
Spread
The difference between the buy (ask) and sell (bid) price. It is the main cost of most trades.
Swap
An overnight interest adjustment applied to positions held past the daily rollover. It can be a charge or a credit.
Stop loss
An order that closes your position at a set price to limit losses. In fast markets it may be filled at a worse price.
Take profit
An order that closes your position automatically once it reaches a chosen profit level.
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Economic calendar

This week's market-moving events.

Central bank decisions, inflation, jobs data and more, filtered to medium and high impact releases.

Data provided by TradingView. Times shown in your local time zone.

Live webinars

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Weekly sessions on market outlook, strategy and the platform. Ask questions in real time, or watch the recordings later.

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Mondays[14:00 GMT]

Weekly market outlook

Key levels and events for forex, gold and indices in the week ahead.

All levels
Wednesdays[16:00 GMT]

MetaTrader 5 masterclass

Orders, indicators, templates and alerts, shown live on the platform.

Beginner
Thursdays[15:00 GMT]

Risk management clinic

Position sizing, stop placement and managing drawdowns.

Intermediate
Fridays[13:00 GMT]

Trade review and Q&A

A look back at the week's moves and your questions answered.

All levels

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