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Explore a selection of recognised forex and CFD providers, compare their platforms and choose an option that suits your experience, trading style and location.

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Established provider

Multi-asset trading

IG

4.8 Editorial score

A long-established global provider offering forex, indices, commodities, shares and a broad selection of financial markets.

Forex Web platform Mobile trading

Platforms IG Web & Mobile

Best suited for Experienced traders

Market access Extensive selection

Broker guide Open account

Swiss provider

Forex and investing

Swissquote

4.7 Editorial score

A Swiss financial services provider offering forex, CFDs, investing products and access to several trading platforms.

Forex & CFDs MetaTrader TradingView

Platforms CFXD, MT4 & MT5

Best suited for Multi-asset traders

Forex spreads From 1.1 pips

Broker guide Open account

Beginner accessible

MetaTrader broker

XM

4.6 Editorial score

A forex and CFD provider offering MetaTrader trading, educational resources and account options with an accessible entry level.

MT4 MT5 Education

Platforms MT4 & MT5

Best suited for Newer traders

Minimum deposit From $5

Broker guide Open account

Platform choice

Forex and CFDs

Pepperstone

4.8 Editorial score

A forex and CFD provider offering several major trading platforms, account types and tools for both newer and experienced traders.

TradingView MetaTrader cTrader

Platforms MT4, MT5 & cTrader

Best suited for Platform flexibility

Account opening Online application

Broker guide Open account

IG

SQ

XM

PS

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Forex foundations

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Understand currency pairs, global trading sessions and the essential concepts every trader should know before entering the forex market.

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Global forex market

One market.
Four major sessions.

Open 24 hours

The forex market moves continuously between the world’s leading financial centres. As one session closes, another begins.

00:00 06:00 12:00 18:00 24:00

SYD Sydney

Asia-Pacific opens

TYO Tokyo

Asian session

LDN London

European session

NYC New York

U.S. session

London and New York overlap

This period often has stronger liquidity, higher activity and tighter spreads in major currency pairs.

Currency pairs Understand the quote

Select a pair

€ $

Major currency pair

EUR / USD

The euro measured against the U.S. dollar.

i

The quote shows how many U.S. dollars are required to purchase one euro.

Trading essentials Four terms to know

Beginner guide

01

Currency pair

The value of one currency measured against another.

02

Pip

A standard unit used to measure price movements.

03

Spread

The difference between the market’s buy and sell price.

04

Risk

Leveraged trading can increase losses as well as gains.

Build your knowledge first

Strong trading decisions begin with understanding the market, managing risk and choosing the right tools.

Trading terminology

Speak the language of forex trading.

Explore the essential terms, order types and analysis methods used throughout the forex market.

15 Key terms

Basic term 01 / 05

Pip

A pip is a standard unit used to measure the movement of a currency pair.

Simple example

EUR/USD

Starting price 1.1050

New price 1.1051

Movement 1 pip

Key point

Pips help traders measure price movements, calculate potential profit and assess risk.

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