Learning path: Start trading
Understand venues, orders and costs before you place your first trade. 5 steps from “What is trading?” to “Your first trade”.
Level: Beginner · 5 steps
What you will learn
- Tell trading styles apart
- Pick the right order type
- Estimate the cost of a trade upfront
The steps
- What is trading?: Day trading, swing trading and scalping
- Compare exchanges: What matters when choosing an exchange
- Order types: Market, limit and stop-loss
- Trading fees: Maker, taker and spread
- Your first trade: From account to execution