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Forex guides for UK beginners

Start at the top and work down: what forex is, how to start, then the one strategy we teach in depth, and how to manage risk, pass a funded challenge and keep a journal.

  1. What is forex trading?Forex explained simply: what currency pairs are, how prices move, who trades them and what it really takes to learn. Written for UK beginners.6 min read
  2. How to start forex trading in the UKA realistic step by step plan for UK beginners: learning, demo trading, choosing an FCA regulated broker, risk, journalling and tax.7 min read
  3. What is a pip?Pips, pipettes, lot sizes and pip value explained with GBPUSD examples, plus how to work out your position size from your stop.5 min read
  4. Forex trading sessions in UK timeWhen the Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York forex sessions open and close in UK time, the London and New York overlap, and how clock changes affect it.5 min read
  5. The best time to trade GBPUSDWhen GBPUSD moves most, when spreads are tightest and which hours to avoid, with UK times for London, New York and the news that moves cable.4 min read
  6. The Asia session range strategyA complete rules based GBPUSD strategy: mark the Asia range, wait for London to sweep one side, confirm the reversal, then trade back to the other side.8 min read
  7. Liquidity sweeps explainedWhat a liquidity sweep (stop hunt) is, and the tells that separate a sweep you can trade from a breakout you shouldn’t fade, with two real GBPUSD days.7 min read
  8. Forex risk management for beginnersHow much to risk per trade, how to size positions from your stop, what R multiples are, and why drawdowns are so hard to recover from.6 min read
  9. How to pass a prop firm challengeInstant, one step and two step funded accounts explained, the rules that fail most traders, and a risk plan with a free challenge simulator.7 min read
  10. How to keep a forex trading journalWhat to record for every forex trade, how to review it weekly, and how a journal shows whether you have a strategy problem or a discipline problem.5 min read