Learn to trade: Beginner
Start here if you are new. Ten short lessons take you from “what is forex?” to sizing a position and choosing a regulated broker.
⚠️ Risk warning: CFDs and leveraged forex are complex instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly. Most retail accounts lose money. This content is education only, not investment advice or a recommendation.
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- 1What can you trade? Forex, CFDs, stocks and commodities
A plain-English guide to the four markets most Gulf traders meet first: currencies, CFDs, shares and commodities like gold and oil.
3 min read - 2Pips, points and lots, with worked examples
What a pip is, how lot sizes work, and how to calculate what each pip is worth on EUR/USD, USD/JPY and gold.
3 min read - 3Leverage and margin explained, with a worked example
How leverage lets you control a large position with a small deposit, what margin, free margin and margin level mean, and why stop outs happen.
3 min read - 4Order types: market, limit, stop, stop loss and take profit
Market orders, buy and sell limits, buy and sell stops, stop loss, take profit and trailing stops explained with one simple price map.
3 min read - 5How to read charts and candlesticks
Line, bar and candlestick charts, timeframes, and how to read open, high, low and close from a single candle, with common candle patterns.
2 min read - 6Support and resistance: the levels that matter
How to find support and resistance levels, why they work, what happens when they break, and how traders use them to place entries and stops.
2 min read - 7Risk management and position sizing
How to decide how much to risk on each trade, how to calculate position size from your stop loss, and why the 1% rule keeps accounts alive.
2 min read - 8How to choose a regulated broker in the UAE and GCC
What SCA, DFSA, FSRA and CMA licences mean, how to verify a broker on the regulator's register, and what to compare before opening an account.
2 min read - 9Islamic forex account (swap-free): how it works
A factual explanation of swap-free accounts: what swap is, how brokers replace it, typical conditions and fees, and what to check. Not a religious ruling.
2 min read - 10Trading scams: red flags and how to protect yourself
The most common trading and investment scams targeting Gulf investors, the warning signs, and what to do if you have already sent money.
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