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LEARNING GUIDES

Getting Started with Forex

Learn the steps and explore the tools before using real money.

Getting started means learning the process and becoming familiar with a trading platform. These guides cover the preparation steps, what a demo account can and cannot teach, and the roles of MT4 and MT5.

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  1. Getting started with forex: 7 steps before live trading

    Understand forex, risks and key terms, practise with a demo account, and review brokers and money management before considering live trading.

  2. What Is a Demo Account? Should Beginners Use One Before a Live Account?

    A beginner’s guide to forex demo accounts: practising with virtual funds, differences from live accounts, and what to check while learning.

  3. What Are MT4 and MT5? Their Differences Explained for Forex Beginners

    Learn what MT4 and MT5 do, how their markets, timeframes and order features differ, and why broker support and EA compatibility matter.