What Is the Spread in Forex? The Bid-Ask Spread Explained
The spread is the difference between the price you can sell at and the price you can buy at. Here is how to measure it, what it costs and why it changes during the day.
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Forex Trading
Currency markets in plain language, including the risks that come with leverage.
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How to Read Forex Charts: Line, Bar and Candlestick Charts
A currency chart is a record of where buyers and sellers agreed on a price over time. Here is how to read its axes, timeframes and the three main chart types.
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What Is a Carry Trade? Interest Rates and Currencies
The carry trade aims to earn the difference between two countries’ interest rates. Here is how it works and why it can reverse suddenly.
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Lot Size in Forex: Standard, Mini and Micro Lots
Lot size decides how much each price move is worth. A plain explanation of standard, mini and micro lots and how they connect to risk.
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What Is a Pip in Forex? Pip Value Explained
Pips are the unit forex prices move in. Here is how to count them, what a pipette is, and why the same move is worth different amounts in different trades.
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How Currency Pairs Are Quoted: Base, Quote, Bid and Ask
A currency quote packs a lot into a few digits. Here is how to read base and quote currencies, bid and ask prices, the spread and pips.
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What is Forex trading?
Every time a company pays a supplier abroad or a traveller swaps cash at an airport kiosk, one currency is exchanged for another. Forex trading is the name for that exchange when…
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