Working Order
Stop and limit orders are together known as working, or pending orders. Essentially, they’re instructions for a broker to make a trade when an asset hits a certain price. Where have you heard about working orders?...
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The basics of trading in 7 short bites
Trading is no longer just for the 1%. Here are the basics of trading with Capital.com in 7 short bites.
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See allIntroduction to Financial Markets 4 lessons
- What is market liquidity?3 Minutes
- Who are the main market players?3 Minutes
- Stock market exchanges2 Minutes
- Finance Quiz13 questions
Financial instruments 5 lessons
- What is an IPO?3 Minutes
- What are shares?4 Minutes
- What are commodities?3 Minutes
- What are indices?3 Minutes
- What is forex?4 Minutes
The ABCs of Derivatives and CFDs 4 lessons
- What is a derivative?1 Minutes
- Why buy derivatives?1 Minutes
- Contract for difference7 Minutes
- Financial Quiz14 questions
Derivatives and Understanding Risks of Trading 7 lessons
- What are futures?2 Minutes
- What are options?2 Minutes
- What are credit default swaps?2 Minutes
- What are asset-backed securities2 Minutes
- What are forwards?1 Minutes
- What are interest rate swaps (IRS)?1 Minutes
- Risk and reward?2 Minutes
What are leverage and margin? 5 lessons
- What are leverage and margin?4 Minutes
- Getting started with margin trading4 Minutes
- Using margin for different asset classes4 Minutes
- Benefits and risks of margin trading3 Minutes
- Margin call3 Minutes
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How To Make A Basic Trade using the App
- How To Make A Basic Trade using the App
- How To Use: Buy When Price Is in the App
- How to set up a stop loss in the app
- How to manage your open positions
- How to Add Funds and Set Leverage
- How to Monitor Your Balance
- How to use the chart
- How To Add Funds, Find Markets, Place A Trade
- How To Use: Leverage, Stop Loss, Take Profit
- How To Manage Open Positions, Monitor Your Money
- How To Use: Charts & Technical Analysis
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Market Guides
Learn how to trade a wide variety of financial instruments and asset classes. Take a look at our in-depth guides to learn about their unique features and how you could add them to your trading portfolio.
Trading Strategies
Traders use a variety of strategies to interpret price movements and decide how to trade. These guides will help you understand the basics, from trading psychology to risk management, and the techniques experienced traders use to evaluate and execute positions.
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Trading Glossary
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Illiquidity
In the investment world, illiquidity refers to assets which can't be exchanged for cash easily. This might be because there aren't enough investors willing to buy them. In business, the term can describe a company that doesn't have...
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