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Forex essentials
Currency pairs, quoting conventions, sessions and the economics that move exchange rates.
9 hours 8 lessons 10 languages Certificate on completion
What you will be able to do
- Read any currency quote and calculate pip value
- Understand leverage and margin mechanics
- Plan around trading sessions and news events
- Apply a basic risk limit per position
Curriculum
01 How the FX market works
4 lessons- Pairs, majors and crossesVideo · 13 min
- Pips, lots and pricingVideo · 15 min
- Sessions and liquidityReading · 12 min
- Module checkQuiz · 8 min
02 Leverage and margin
4 lessons- What leverage really costsVideo · 17 min
- Margin calls and liquidationVideo · 14 min
- Position sizing workshopWorkshop · 30 min
- Final assessmentQuiz · 20 min