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Forex Basics

Core concepts every trader needs — pairs, pips, lots, leverage and margin.

Forex Basics

What Is Trade Execution?

Trade execution is the process by which your order is turned into a filled position, and the broker's execution model shapes the price and speed you get.

4 Sept 2026 7 min
Forex Basics

How to Calculate Margin

The margin formula, worked examples at different leverage levels and instruments, and how used margin, free margin and margin level interact.

3 Sept 2026 5 min
Forex Basics

What Is Forex Liquidity?

Liquidity is how easily a currency pair can be bought or sold at a stable price, and it varies by pair, by session and by the minute.

1 Sept 2026 6 min
Forex Basics

What Is Swap?

Swap is the overnight financing credit or charge applied to a forex position held past the daily rollover, driven by the interest rate difference between the two currencies.

28 Aug 2026 6 min
Forex Basics

What Is Slippage?

Slippage is the difference between the price you expected for an order and the price at which it was actually filled, and it can work for or against you.

26 Aug 2026 6 min
Forex Basics

What Is Margin?

Margin is the portion of your account set aside as collateral to keep a leveraged position open, and it determines how much room your account has before a stop-out.

19 Aug 2026 6 min
Forex Basics

What Is Leverage?

Leverage lets you control a position much larger than your deposit, which amplifies both the gains and the losses on every trade.

17 Aug 2026 5 min
Forex Basics

What Is a Forex Spread?

The spread is the difference between the price at which you can buy a currency pair and the price at which you can sell it, and it is the first cost of every trade.

14 Aug 2026 5 min
Forex Basics

What Is a Forex Lot?

A lot is the unit used to measure the size of a forex position, and it determines how much each pip of movement is worth.

12 Aug 2026 5 min
Forex Basics

What Is a Forex Pip?

A pip is the standard unit for measuring price movement in forex, and knowing what it is worth is the basis of every profit and risk calculation.

10 Aug 2026 6 min
Forex Basics

Major, Minor and Exotic Currency Pairs Explained

Currency pairs are grouped by how heavily they are traded, and that grouping shapes their spreads, volatility and suitability for beginners.

7 Aug 2026 5 min
Forex Basics

What Are Currency Pairs?

A currency pair expresses the value of one currency in terms of another, and it is the basic unit of every forex trade.

5 Aug 2026 5 min
Forex Basics

How Does Forex Trading Work?

A step-by-step look at how a forex trade is priced, opened, held and closed, and how the profit or loss is calculated.

3 Aug 2026 6 min
Forex Basics

What Is Forex Trading?

Forex trading is the exchange of one currency for another with the aim of profiting from changes in the rate between them.

1 Aug 2026 5 min
Forex Basics

How to Start Forex Trading

A step-by-step path from learning the basics to placing your first properly sized live trade.

1 Aug 2026 6 min

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Risk disclosure

Forex and CFDs are complex, leveraged instruments and carry a high risk of losing money rapidly. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Before trading, you should consider your investment objectives, level of experience and risk appetite, and only trade with capital you can afford to lose. Nothing on this website constitutes investment advice or a recommendation to trade. This website is not directed at residents of any jurisdiction where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. Read the full risk disclosure.

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