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Pip value, position size, margin and profit or loss for any instrument.
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Plain-English guides for people who trade.
Short, practical reads on the mechanics that actually affect your results: pips, leverage, sessions, sizing and costs.
What is a pip, and what is it worth?
The smallest standard price move in forex, and why its cash value changes with the pair and the lot size.
ReadLeverage and margin, explained without the hype
How leverage lets you control a large position with a small deposit, and why margin, not leverage, is the number to watch.
ReadStandard or Raw: which account is cheaper for you?
All-in spreads versus raw spread plus commission. The answer depends on how often you trade and what you trade.
ReadHow the four forex sessions shape volatility
Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York each have a character. Knowing which is open tells you what kind of market to expect.
ReadReading an economic calendar like a trader
Consensus, previous and actual, and why the surprise matters more than the number.
ReadPosition sizing: the risk decision that comes first
Decide what you are willing to lose, measure the stop, and let the position size fall out of the arithmetic.
ReadPut it to work
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The four sessions in your local time and which are open now.
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What is scheduled today and this week, graded by impact.
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