Learn to trade, intermediate: fundamentals, markets and products
Go beyond the chart: what moves currencies, gold and indices, how to read the economic calendar and trade around big releases, how gold, oil and index contracts differ, and when share CFDs or real shares make sense. Every lesson has worked examples, a diagram, a practice task and a quiz.
⚠️ 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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- 1Fundamentals and the economic calendar
What interest rates, inflation and jobs data do to currencies, gold and indices, how to read actual, forecast and previous on the economic calendar, and how to trade around big releases safely.
4 min read - 2Trading gold, oil and indices
What drives gold, Brent and WTI oil and stock indices such as the S&P 500 and DAX, how their contract sizes and trading hours work, and how to size a position when each one moves differently.
4 min read - 3Share CFDs or real shares?
The difference between buying real shares and trading share CFDs: ownership, dividends, leverage, short selling and overnight costs, with a worked example on Saudi Aramco (2222).
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