Trading Concepts and Markets
Learn about CFD markets, order types, costs and trading terminology.
25 articles
- Overnight Costs for Metal CFD PositionsCheck Metal CFD overnight costs and where to find the rates and rollover details for your account.
- What is the difference between WTI and Brent Crude Oil?Compare WTI and Brent by origin, physical properties, pricing drivers, and market relevance, then check current contract specifications before opening an oil position.
- Understanding Currency Spreads in Forex TradingLearn how forex spreads are measured, displayed in MetaTrader, influenced by market conditions, and included when calculating trading costs.
- Demo Trading Options for CFD SharesCompare MT4 and MT5 Demo Account options for practising share index and individual share CFD trading, and understand how demo results may differ from live trading.
- Understanding Metal CFDs: No Expiration DatesUnderstand why Metal CFDs on MT4 have no expiration date and how overnight swap points may affect positions held open.
- Understanding PIPs in TradingLearn how pips are calculated for different currency pairs and used to measure stop-loss distances, profit targets, and risk-reward ratios.
- What is a contract for difference (CFD)?Understand how CFDs provide exposure to rising or falling prices without asset ownership, and how leverage, position size, fees, and market moves affect outcomes.
- Can I trade mini or micro lots on Metal CFDs?Find out which Metal CFDs support mini and micro lots, the available sizes for Gold and Silver, and how to adjust trade volume before ordering.
- Metal CFDs Trading ScheduleReview MT4-time trading hours, daily breaks, and possible seasonal changes for Metal CFDs, plus where to check current schedules and temporary adjustments.
- Understanding Commodities TradingUnderstand how physical commodities enter the supply chain, why standardization supports uniform pricing, and which account-related factors determine Commodity CFD availability.
- Understanding Commodity CFD PricingLearn how underlying spot markets inform commodity CFD prices and how liquidity, economic conditions, production costs, geopolitical events, spreads, and markups affect displayed trading prices.
- What Are the Leading Market Drivers for Commodity Prices?Review how supply, demand, macroeconomic conditions, currencies, geopolitical events, weather, and market speculation can influence commodity price movements.
- What are Indices?Understand how indices measure groups of equities, review prominent examples, and learn how index CFDs provide exposure to price movements without ownership of the underlying shares.
- Trading Indices in Both DirectionsLearn how long and short index positions express bullish or bearish market views, and how to select an index through your preferred platform in the Client Portal.
- Index CFDs: Cash Market vs. Futures PricingUnderstand how cash-market pricing affects FXTRADING.com Index CFDs, including spot-price tracking, expiration and rollover treatment, spread structure, valuation, and where to check trading hours.
- Can I hedge Index CFDs or "Pair Trade" them?Learn how to hedge an Index CFD with opposing positions or pair two indices to trade relative performance while potentially reducing directional market exposure.
- Understanding the Major Players in Cryptocurrency TradingReview the roles of Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, BNB, and Solana in cryptocurrency trading, including their market prominence, liquidity, uses, and changing conditions.
- How Crypto CFDs Differ from Actual Cryptocurrency TradingCompare Crypto CFDs with direct cryptocurrency ownership, including price exposure, leverage, short positions, wallet requirements, ownership rights, regional availability, and related risks.
- Can I trade blockchain?Understand why blockchain itself is not directly tradable through FXTRADING.com and explore cryptocurrency CFDs or other assets that provide blockchain-related exposure.
- Why are oil prices sensitive to geopolitical events?Understand how concentrated supply, critical shipping routes, OPEC+ decisions, geopolitical disruptions, and market sentiment can move oil prices and shape traders’ risk management.
- What Are Stop Loss and Take Profit Orders?Learn how Stop Loss and Take Profit instructions work and why execution, execution price, loss, or profit is not guaranteed.
- What is trading volume and how is it calculated?Learn how lots, contract size, price, and currency conversion affect position quantity and notional value, then check instrument-specific specifications in MT4 or MT5.
- What is a slippage in trading?Understand positive and negative slippage, the market and execution conditions that cause price differences, and measures that may help reduce their impact.
- How can I monitor margin and reduce margin-call risk?Review key MT4/MT5 account metrics, current margin settings, exposure-management options, monitoring limitations, and evidence needed when automatic closures require investigation.
- The Differences Between Basic Order TypesCompare Buy Limit, Buy Stop, Sell Limit, and Sell Stop orders by trigger direction, intended market scenario, execution condition, and common strategic use.