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Getting started as an online Forex trader

Whether you’re a novice or an experienced trader, this section will help you make the most of online trading with MetaTrader 4. We’ll help you to get started on MetaTrader 4 and give you all the help you need to read and understand the trading markets.

Here you can learn how to read the ever-changing market and understand the various forms of market analysis using MetaTrader 4 – our online trading platform

By downloading the risk-free Demo Account, you will be able to trade the Forex market with virtual money.When you’re ready to open a Live Account, we’ll be here to make sure you understand each step of the process.

1: Open a Demo Account.

You can apply your knowledge in a real-life trading environment without risking your money.

Demo accounts are used for:

Developing and testing trading strategies:
Gaining confidence and familiarity of the trading platform;
Apply your Risk Management strategies and learn from the results:
Get acquainted to MetaTrader 4.

We recommend that you open a demo account prior to trading the live markets.

2: Learn to forecast which way a market is expected to trend.

You can choose from: Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, Candlesticks, Chaos Theory or any other. Whatever you choose, try to get as much experience as possible and always stay informed

Develop and test your trading strategy.

It is sometimes not enough to know which market trend prevails.

Develop and test your risk management rules.

Follow your risk management strategies and stay informed about how much you are ready to commit to each trade. If you apply risk management strategies correctly, you will be able to both make more profits and limit your losses.

Be less emotional.

Try to make more rational and less emotional trading decisions. If you follow your emotions you are more inclined to make wrong and therefore unprofitable decisions. Before trading, please ensure your objectives, entry and exit levels are clear.

3: Open a Live account.

Start trading on the live account with a strategy that you've proven to yourself. Analyse your good trades and your bad ones. You can continue to develop your trading skills by testing your trading strategies on your demo account.

On the “Open a Live Account” webpage you will find a complete, step by step guide of the account opening procedure.

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Risk Warning

Forex is a leveraged product and carries a high degree of risk to your capital. You can lose more than your initial deposit. You should not deal in this product unless you understand all the risks. Read more