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Introduction to trading

Build your trading knowledge. Explore comprehensive insights and guides through our introduction to trading.

Basic concepts

Dive deep into basic concepts, from leveraged trading to margin and order types and spreads. Master the foundations before you move to advanced trading concepts.

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What is leverage trading?

Leverage trading is the use of a smaller amount of initial funds or capital to gain exposure to larger trade positions in an underlying asset or financial instrument.

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Beginners guide to trading with margin

Leverage the funds in your account to potentially generate larger profits or losses while trading.

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What is a pip in leverage trading?

Our article explains the basics of pips and how to use pips when trading with OANDA

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What does it mean to trade ‘long’ or ‘short’?

Our article describes the differences between the two position types and explains how they relate to asset ownership.

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Beginners guide to types of orders

Manage your trade entry points and improve your risk to reward ratio by choosing the right kind of orders for your trading style.

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Beginners guide to trading with margin

Leverage the funds in your account to potentially generate larger profits or losses while trading.

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by OANDA

What is a pip in leverage trading?

Our article explains the basics of pips and how to use pips when trading with OANDA

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by OANDA

What does it mean to trade ‘long’ or ‘short’?

Our article describes the differences between the two position types and explains how they relate to asset ownership.

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by OANDA

Beginners guide to types of orders

Manage your trade entry points and improve your risk to reward ratio by choosing the right kind of orders for your trading style.

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by OANDA

Beginners guide to trading with margin

Leverage the funds in your account to potentially generate larger profits or losses while trading.

Growth_Trading_Chart

by OANDA

What is a pip in leverage trading?

Our article explains the basics of pips and how to use pips when trading with OANDA

Man_Laptop_Chart

by OANDA

What does it mean to trade ‘long’ or ‘short’?

Our article describes the differences between the two position types and explains how they relate to asset ownership.

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by OANDA

Beginners guide to types of orders

Manage your trade entry points and improve your risk to reward ratio by choosing the right kind of orders for your trading style.

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Glossary

Boost your trading knowledge by understanding key market terms, technical jargon, and financial concepts.

Your first trade

Prepare for your first trade. Learn how trading works, strategies, and the risks involved. All you need to know to create a trading plan and practise on a demo account.

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A practical handbook to getting started in the world of CFD trading – part 1

Discover trading: key vocabulary and simple steps to get started.

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A practical handbook to getting started in the world of CFD trading – part 2

Discover trading: more vocabulary and exploring technical analysis

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A practical handbook to getting started in the world of CFD trading – part 3

Explore even more trading concepts, vocabulary and expressions.

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Learning about trading jargon and what it actually means

The world of trading is filled with jargon, but what does it actually mean? In this article, we take a look at some key phrases and their definitions.

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by Kenneth Fisher

How to determine where to place your stop loss in trading

Stop-loss orders and the limiting of losses in general can be key to risk management as a trader, but how do you know where to place them? In this article, we discuss stop-loss strategies.

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by Elior Manier

A practical handbook to getting started in the world of CFD trading – part 2

Discover trading: more vocabulary and exploring technical analysis

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by Elior Manier

A practical handbook to getting started in the world of CFD trading – part 3

Explore even more trading concepts, vocabulary and expressions.

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by Craig Erlam

Learning about trading jargon and what it actually means

The world of trading is filled with jargon, but what does it actually mean? In this article, we take a look at some key phrases and their definitions.

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by Kenneth Fisher

How to determine where to place your stop loss in trading

Stop-loss orders and the limiting of losses in general can be key to risk management as a trader, but how do you know where to place them? In this article, we discuss stop-loss strategies.

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by Elior Manier

A practical handbook to getting started in the world of CFD trading – part 2

Discover trading: more vocabulary and exploring technical analysis

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by Elior Manier

A practical handbook to getting started in the world of CFD trading – part 3

Explore even more trading concepts, vocabulary and expressions.

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by Craig Erlam

Learning about trading jargon and what it actually means

The world of trading is filled with jargon, but what does it actually mean? In this article, we take a look at some key phrases and their definitions.

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by Kenneth Fisher

How to determine where to place your stop loss in trading

Stop-loss orders and the limiting of losses in general can be key to risk management as a trader, but how do you know where to place them? In this article, we discuss stop-loss strategies.

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