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Pips, lots, spread, leverage and the words to know before your first order.
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Trading Gold (XAUUSD): Contract, Lot Value, Margin, Hours and Volatility
Before trading gold: ounces per lot, what a 1-dollar move is worth, margin used, what moves gold, when it moves in Thai time, and real spread costs.
8 min readForex and Crypto Scam Red Flags: Ponzi Pools, Fake Funds and Licence Checks
Common scam warning signs: guaranteed monthly returns, Ponzi pools, blocked withdrawals, fake recovery and romance crypto scams, and how to check a licence.
10 min readHow the Forex Market Works: Where Your Price Comes From, Last Look, Slippage
Forex has no central exchange. See the tiers from banks to brokers, market maker vs STP/ECN, last look, requotes, slippage and why big orders move price.
9 min readGold CFD, Futures, ETF or Gold Bars: How They Differ and What Holding Costs
Four ways to hold gold compared: broker CFDs, exchange futures, ETFs and Thai gold-shop bars. Leverage, counterparty and the cost of holding 1 week vs 1 year.
10 min readLeverage, Margin and Stop Out Explained: How Far Before You Get Closed Out
Leverage, used margin, free margin and margin level step by step, with EURUSD and gold examples showing how many pips against you trigger a margin call and a stop out.
8 min readWhat Is Swap? How Overnight Fees Work and Why Wednesday Counts Triple
Swap comes from the interest-rate gap plus a broker markup. Read it in points in MT5, convert it to money on EURUSD and gold, and see what it costs long holds.
9 min readForex Market Hours: Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York in Thai Time
Forex is open 24 hours, but not every hour is equally busy. Each session in Thai time (UTC+7), the overlaps, daylight saving shifts, and the rollover when spreads widen.
5 min readWhat is spread? The small cost that eats more profit per trade than you think
Spread is the gap between the buy and sell price, paid on every order. See how to turn it into money, and why frequent trading and tight stop losses suffer most.
5 min readPip vs lot explained without the headache
A pip measures how far price moves. A lot is your order size. Know both and you know what one tick of price makes or costs you.
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