Guides
Learn forex and CFD trading
Plain-English guides to how trading works — pips, lots, leverage, spreads, margin and managing risk — written by a broker, without the hype.
Trading guides
What is forex trading?
Forex trading is buying one currency while selling another, aiming to profit from changes in the exchange rate between them. This guide covers how it works, the words you will meet first, and the risks to understand before you place a trade.
GuideWhat is a CFD? CFD trading explained
A contract for difference (CFD) is an agreement to exchange the difference in an asset's price between when you open a trade and when you close it. You get exposure to the price without owning the asset itself.
GuidePips, lots and leverage explained
Every forex trade is sized with three numbers: how far the price moves (pips), how much you trade (lots) and how much margin backs it (leverage). Get these right and you know exactly what each trade can make or lose.
GuideForex spreads and ECN commission explained
Every trade has a cost before the price moves at all. Depending on the account, you pay it through a wider spread, or through a raw spread plus a fixed commission. Here is how to compare them.
GuideForex margin, margin calls and stop outs
Margin is the money set aside to keep a leveraged position open. Understanding how it is calculated — and what happens when it runs low — is the difference between a controlled loss and an account closed out automatically.
GuideHow to choose a forex broker
Your broker holds your money, prices your trades and executes your orders. This checklist covers what to verify before you deposit — and, so you can hold us to it, how AlphaFX Pro answers each point.
GuideForex market hours and trading sessions
The forex market trades 24 hours a day, five days a week, as business hours move around the globe. When you trade matters: liquidity, spreads and volatility change a lot from one session to the next.
GuideStop loss and take profit: how to set them
A stop loss closes a trade when it has gone wrong; a take profit closes it when it has reached your target. Setting both when you open a trade turns a vague idea into a plan with a known risk.
GuideRisk management and position sizing
No strategy wins every trade. Risk management decides how much a losing trade costs you, so that a run of losses is survivable. The core of it is a simple calculation you can do before every trade.
Markets and accounts
Forex trading on 100+ currency pairs
Trade EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and over a hundred other pairs on our web platform. Orders are passed straight through to institutional liquidity — we do not trade against you.
Markets · MetalsTrade gold and silver online
Go long or short on spot gold (XAU/USD), silver and other precious metals, priced from institutional liquidity and traded from the same platform as your forex.
Markets · IndicesTrade the world's major stock indices
Take a view on a whole stock market in one trade. Cash CFDs on 15 indices across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, with leverage up to 1:50.
Markets · EnergiesTrade crude oil and natural gas
Trade WTI and Brent crude oil and natural gas as CFDs. Energy prices respond quickly to supply news, inventory data and global demand.
Markets · CryptoTrade crypto CFDs, long or short
Take a position on Bitcoin, Ethereum and over 120 other cryptocurrencies without buying coins or managing a wallet — and profit or lose from falling prices as well as rising ones.
Markets · SharesTrade 1,000+ global share CFDs
Trade price moves in Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft and over a thousand other companies and ETFs in the US, Europe and Asia — long or short, from the same account as your forex.
AccountsStandard, Pro or Raw ECN: choose your account
Every account trades on the same platform with the same STP execution and access to every market. What changes is how you pay for each trade.
Accounts · Raw ECNRaw ECN account: spreads from 0.0 pips
Raw interbank-style spreads plus a fixed, transparent commission. Built for scalpers, algorithmic and high-volume traders who want to know exactly what each trade costs.
Accounts · DemoFree demo account with virtual funds
Learn the platform and test your strategy with live prices and virtual money. No deposit needed, and the same login as your live account.
PlatformA trading platform that runs in your browser
Our own web terminal, built for forex and CFD trading. Nothing to install — open it on your desktop or phone and trade with live prices.
FundingDeposits and withdrawals in USDT
Fund your wallet with USDT, move money to any trading account in a couple of clicks, and request withdrawals from your dashboard.
ExecutionAn STP broker with no dealing desk
We pass your orders straight through to institutional liquidity providers. We earn from spreads and commissions — not from your losses.
Trading conditionsLeverage and margin, explained with our numbers
Leverage lets you open a position larger than your deposit. It magnifies gains and losses equally, so it pays to know exactly how it works before you trade.
Next step
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