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Trading Basics
Trading Basics
- Trading basics
- What is a CFD?What a CFD is and how trading on price movements without owning the asset works.
- What are spread, pip, and lot?Spread, pip and lot explained, with a simple EUR/USD example.
- What does going long vs short mean?What going long (Buy) and short (Sell) means and how you profit in each direction.
- What is slippage and why does it happen?What slippage is, why it happens, and how order types affect it.
- How is my profit or loss calculated?How profit and loss (PnL) is calculated on a CFD, with a worked example.
- How can I manage risk when trading?Practical risk-management essentials: position sizing, Stop Loss, Take Profit, leverage and margin.
- What are swaps and when are they charged?What a swap (overnight financing) is, when it's charged, how long/short and positive/negative work, and where to check swap rates.
- Available assets
- Types of personal trading accounts
- Managing trading accounts
Platform Guides
Platform Guides
- Getting Started with cTrader
- Mobile trading apps: B2PRIME and TradingViewHow to download the B2PRIME app (with built-in cTrader and B2TRADER) and how to connect TradingView to a B2TRADER account.
- Automated trading on cTrader: EAs and cBotsAutomated trading is fully supported on cTrader. Learn the difference between an EA (Expert Advisor) and a cBot, how to run bots in the cloud or locally, and what to…
- How to Access Your cTrader Account
- Using TradingView with B2PRIME
- Getting Started with B2TRADER
- Using FIX API on cTrader