1. Introduction to Forex (The Foundation)

What is Forex?

  1. Definition of Forex
  2. Global market size & daily trading volume
  3. Why currencies fluctuate

What Is Traded in Forex?

  • Currencies
  • Major, Minor & Exotic pairs
  • Base & Quote currency explained

How Currency Pairs Work (Buying & Selling)

  • How to buy a pair
  • How to sell a pair
  • How exchange rates move
  • Bid price, Ask price, Mid-price

Factors That Move Currency Prices

  • Economic events
  • Interest rates
  • Inflation
  • Geopolitics
  • Market sentiment

2. Forex Market Structure & Brokers

Who Participates in Forex?

  • Banks
  • Hedge funds
  • Retail traders
  • Liquidity providers

Types of Brokers

  • ECN
  • STP
  • Market Maker

Choosing a Safe Broker

  • Regulation
  • Fund security
  • Trading platforms (MT4/MT5)
  • Slippage & execution

How Orders Are Executed

  • Order flow
  • Liquidity
  • Spreads & commissions

3. Trading Basics: How Forex Trading Works

How Do You Trade Forex?

  • Trading platforms
  • Charts & market quotes

How to Make Money Trading Forex

  • Price differences
  • Long vs short positions
  • Floating vs realized profit

What is a Pip?

  • Pip size in different pairs
  • Point vs pipette

What is a Lot?

  • Standard lot
  • Mini & micro lots
  • Volume & trade size

What is a Spread?

  • Spread types
  • Impact of spreads on trading cost

Slippage & Requotes Explained

  • Why they happen
  • How to reduce them

4. Order Types & Execution Mastery

Market Orders

  • Instant execution
  • Pros & cons

Pending Orders

  • Buy limit
  • Sell limit
  • Buy stop
  • Sell stop
  • Stop-limit orders

Stop Loss & Take Profit

  • Why SL is mandatory
  • Setting realistic TP

Calculating Profit & Loss

  • Pip value
  • Lot size × pip movement

5. Market Sessions & Best Times to Trade

Forex Trading Sessions (Overview)

  • Sydney
  • Tokyo
  • London
  • New York

Session Overlaps

  • London–New York (highest volatility)
  • Tokyo–London (moderate volatility)

Best & Worst Times to Trade

  • Best: overlaps
  • Worst: low volatility periods

How Sessions Affect Currency Behavior

  • Volatile pairs in each session
  • Session-based strategies

6. Why Trade Forex? Pros, Cons & Realistic Expectations

Benefits of Forex Trading

  • High liquidity
  • Low capital requirement
  • 24/5 trading
  • Global access

What Makes Forex Unique?

  • Leverage availability
  • Variety of strategies

The Risks of Forex Trading

  • High leverage danger
  • Market volatility
  • Emotional trading

Why Most Traders Lose Money

  • Overconfidence
  • Lack of risk management
  • No trading plan

7. Margin, Leverage & Risk Management (Most Important Page)

What is Margin Trading?

  • Margin requirement
  • Used vs unused margin

What is Equity?

  • Balance vs equity difference
  • Floating profits/losses

What is Free Margin?

  • How much you can still trade

Margin Call & Stop Out

  • What triggers them
  • How to avoid them

What is Leverage?

  • 1:50, 1:100, 1:500 examples
  • Benefits vs dangers

Position Sizing Formula

  • Lot size calculation
  • Risk per trade (%)

Stop-Loss & Take-Profit Strategy

  • How to place SL/TP based on structure

8. Technical, Fundamental & Sentiment Analysis

Technical Analysis Basics

  • Chart types
  • Support & resistance
  • Trendlines
  • Candlestick basics

Indicators (Beginner Level)

  • Moving averages
  • RSI
  • MACD

Fundamental Analysis Basics

  • News impact
  • Economic indicators
  • Interest rate decisions

Sentiment Analysis

  • Market fear & greed
  • Risk-on vs risk-off environment

9. Trading Psychology: Master Your Mind

Emotional Traps

  • Greed
  • Fear
  • Revenge trading

Discipline & Patience

  • Following a strategy
  • Avoiding overtrading

Building a Trading Plan

  • Entry/exit checklist
  • Risk per trade
  • Record keeping

Common Mistakes Beginners Make

  • Trading too big
  • No stop loss
  • Overleveraging

10. Staying Safe: Scams, Mistakes & Real-World Awareness

Common Forex Scams

  • Fake account managers
  • Signal scams
  • Ponzi schemes

How to Identify Fraudulent Promises

  • Guaranteed profits
  • Unrealistic returns

Protecting Your Money

  • Broker regulation
  • Account security
  • Two-factor authentication

The Easy Pip Transparency Statement

  • What your software does
  • What it does NOT guarantee
  • Importance of customer education