Beginner Education

Learn to Trade the Global Markets

Everything a beginner needs to understand forex, commodities and crypto — written in plain English.

What is Forex Trading?

Forex (foreign exchange) is the global marketplace where currencies are exchanged 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Traders speculate on the price of one currency against another — for example EUR/USD, where you profit if the euro strengthens against the dollar. It is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world with over $7 trillion traded daily.

Commodities & Metals Trading

Commodities include gold, silver, oil, natural gas and copper. They are traded via CFDs or futures and are often used as a hedge against inflation. Gold (XAU/USD) is the most popular safe-haven asset, while oil and gas react to global supply, geopolitics and industrial demand.

Crypto Trading Basics

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum trade 24/7 with high volatility. You can trade them via a crypto exchange or through a CFD broker. Manage risk with proper position sizing and stop-loss orders — moves of 5–10% in a day are common.

How to Get Started

  1. Open a demo account and practice with virtual money.
  2. Learn the basics of charts, timeframes and order types.
  3. Fund a live account with an amount you can afford to lose.
  4. Start small — risk no more than 1–2% per trade.
  5. Keep a trading journal to track and improve.
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Trading Glossary

Pip

The smallest standard price move in a currency pair — usually 0.0001 (or 0.01 for JPY pairs).

Spread

The difference between the bid and ask price. Lower spreads mean lower trading costs.

Leverage

Borrowed capital that lets you control a larger position with a small deposit. E.g. 1:100 leverage.

Lot Size

A standardized contract size. 1 standard lot = 100,000 units of the base currency.

Margin

The deposit required to open a leveraged trade — a fraction of the total position size.

Liquidity

How easily an asset can be bought or sold without significantly affecting its price. EUR/USD is highly liquid — tight spreads, instant fills, little slippage; exotic pairs and low-volume crypto are not.

Volatility

How much and how quickly price moves over a given period. Gold and GBP/JPY are high-volatility; it drives stop distance, position size and risk, and spikes around high-impact news.

Stop Loss

An order that automatically closes a losing trade at a preset price to limit risk.

Take Profit

An order that closes a trade automatically at a preset profit target.

Bull / Bear

Bull markets rise, bear markets fall. A bullish trader expects prices to go up.

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