CFD Foundations
A twelve-part starting course in CFD trading. What a contract for difference actually is, what a pip is worth, what the spread is and what a trade really costs, and the sizing and margin arithmetic that decides whether a losing run is survivable — then the shape of the trading week. No prior knowledge assumed.
Start here 12 of 12 parts
What a CFD is, what a trade costs, and the arithmetic that decides whether a losing run is survivable. Read before the technical analysis course.
What you are trading
- What is CFD trading? How online CFDs work, in plain English
- What is a pip in forex? Pip value and 20-pip examples
- Spreads, swaps and the real cost of holding a position
- What is the spread? The cost you pay before a trade can be flat
Sizing and survival
- Leverage, margin and why position sizing comes first
- Margin calls and stop-outs, explained before you meet one
- Risk-reward ratio: using it without fooling yourself
- Stop losses: placement is the decision, not presence
- Reading your own drawdown: normal variance or broken strategy?
The trading week