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Educational articles from the site’s editorial team covering prices, risk and trading instruments.

How to read a candlestick

Four prices describe a whole interval. Read the body and wicks, then see which question the candle leaves open.

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Why copied trades can fill differently

Follow one copied order from the allocation rule to the execution record and calculate the price difference.

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What changes between XAU/USD and EUR/USD?

Both symbols end in USD. The unit being priced and the contract size determine what a move means.

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An index and the ETF that tracks it

A published benchmark, a fund share and a trade each have a price story of their own.

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How a PAMM account allocates gains and losses

Work through two outcomes for one participant, then see why a cash flow can change the next allocation.

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From a currency quote to the cost of the spread

Turn the gap between two quoted prices into an amount that makes sense for the size of your position.

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