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Learn Forex

Plain-English guides to the forex essentials — pips, lots, leverage, margin, spreads, risk and how to choose a broker — written by the FXMARE editorial desk and linked straight to the tools you need to apply them.

Basics

Core forex concepts — pips, lots, leverage, margin and spreads.

What Is a Pip in Forex?

A pip is the standard unit traders use to measure how far a currency pair has moved. Understand what it means, how much one is worth, and why it drives every risk decision.

What Is Leverage and Margin in Forex?

Leverage lets you control a large position with a small deposit, while margin is the cash that deposit ties up. Understanding both is the first step to managing risk in leveraged forex trading.

What Are Forex Spreads? A Beginner's Guide to the Bid-Ask Cost

The spread is the gap between the buy and sell price of a currency pair, and it's one of the first costs every trade pays. Here's how it works, in plain terms.

Forex Trading for Beginners

A plain-English starting point for forex trading for beginners — what the market is, how prices and lots work, how leverage cuts both ways, and how to begin without blowing up your account.

What Is a Lot in Forex? Lot Sizes Explained

A lot is the unit you trade currency in, and the lot size you choose sets how much each pip is worth. Here is what standard, mini, micro and nano lots mean, and how to pick the right one.

Going Long vs Short in Forex

Every forex trade is either a long (buy) or a short (sell). Here is what each direction really means, how profit and loss work on both sides, and why shorting is as natural as buying.

What Is Swap / Rollover in Forex?

Swap, or rollover, is the interest you pay or receive for holding a forex position overnight. Here is what it is, why it happens, and how to check it before you trade.

Risk

Position sizing and risk management that keep an account alive.

How to Calculate Position Size / Lot Size in Forex

Position sizing turns a vague "risk a bit" into an exact number of lots. Here is the formula, the inputs you need, and worked examples you can copy.

Forex Risk Management and the 1% Rule

A practical, beginner-friendly guide to capping your risk per trade, sizing positions from your stop-loss, and giving your account room to survive losing streaks.

Risk-Reward Ratio in Trading Explained

The risk-reward ratio compares what you stand to lose against what you stand to gain on a trade. Here is how to calculate it, how it ties to your win rate, and why a good ratio alone is never enough.

Stop-Loss and Take-Profit Explained

A stop-loss caps what a trade can cost you; a take-profit locks in a target. Used together they turn every position into a pre-planned outcome you decide before you click buy or sell.

Trading Psychology for Beginners

Your biggest opponent in the markets is usually yourself. Here is how fear, greed and impatience sabotage beginners, and the practical habits that keep emotion out of your decisions.

Trading

Reading the calendar, copy trading and day-to-day execution.

How to Read an Economic Calendar: A Beginner's Guide

An economic calendar lists scheduled data releases and central-bank events that can move currencies. Here is how to read every column and use it without guessing.

What Is Copy Trading in Forex?

Copy trading lets you automatically mirror another trader's positions. Here is how it actually works, what it costs, and the risks every beginner should understand before following anyone.

Types of Forex Orders (Market, Limit, Stop)

An order is simply your instruction to buy or sell. Knowing the main types of forex orders — market, limit and stop — is what turns a trade idea into a controlled, repeatable plan.

Forex Market Hours and Trading Sessions

The forex market runs around the clock on weekdays, but not every hour is equal. Here is how the four major sessions work, when they overlap, and what that means for your trading.

Brokers

How to compare, choose and set up a forex broker.

How to Choose a Forex Broker

A practical, jargon-light framework for comparing forex brokers, with the safety and cost checks that matter most before you open an account.

MT4 vs MT5: MetaTrader 4 vs 5 Explained

A plain-English comparison of the two MetaTrader platforms — what actually differs, what doesn't, and how to decide which one fits your trading.

Analysis

What actually moves currency pairs.

What Moves the EUR/USD Exchange Rate

EUR/USD is the world's most traded currency pair. Here are the forces that actually push it up and down, explained in plain language for newer traders.

How to Read a Forex Chart (Candlesticks)

A forex chart is just price plotted over time. Once you can read a single candlestick, the rest — timeframes, trends and key levels — falls into place. Here is the beginner-friendly walkthrough.

Support and Resistance in Trading Explained

Support and resistance are the most widely used levels in chart reading. Here is what they really are, how to draw them, and how traders use them without treating them as certainties.

Fundamental vs Technical Analysis in Forex

Two ways to study a market: one asks why a price should move, the other asks what the price is already doing. Here is how fundamental and technical analysis differ, where each is useful, and how traders blend them.

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