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You can find the most popular and helpful Forex guides here. All the guides are written by professional currency traders, analysts, and strategists. Reading the articles on some specific topic is a good way to raise the level of your trading education for free. You can also submit your own FX guide using the guide submission page.

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Introduction to Forex 112
Forex Brokerage Articles 47
Forex Technical Analysis Articles 65
Forex Fundamental Analysis Articles 48
Forex Money Management Articles 26
1. Risk-Adjusted Return in Forex
  2017-06-20 4237
2. Forex: Exiting Positions at a Right Time
  2016-10-01 3579
3. How to Increase Your Reward-to-Risk Ratio
  2016-08-17 3149
4. Guide to Risk Management
  2016-07-07 2438
5. Why Forex Money Management Is So Essential?
  2016-04-27 2277
6. Forex Money Management: Leverage and Margin Basics
  2016-04-27 2977
7. Why You Should Treat Forex Trading as a Business
  2016-04-27 3027
8. Money Management in Forex: The Real Deal in Trading
  2016-04-27 2041
9. The Power of Small Consistent Returns
  2016-04-27 2493
10. The Costs of Trading
  2016-04-27 1835
11. Protective Puts
  2016-04-27 2324
12. Forex — Dealing with Your Losses
  2016-04-27 2142
13. Money Management Tips for Trading on the Forex
14. The Sneaky Way to Managing Losses in Your Forex Trading
15. Forex Risk Management
16. Pip Value Formula
17. Drawdowns and Money Management
18. Managing Risk in Forex
19. Recovering from Losses in Forex
20. Risk Management in Forex
21. When to Close a Losing Forex Trade?
22. Position Sizing Techniques in Forex
23. Money Management Rules: The Importance of Setting Strict Thresholds
24. How Much to Invest in Forex: Why Starting on a Low Budget Is Rarely a Good Idea
25. Drawdown and Risk/Reward Ratio: The Danger of a Losing Streak
26. Calculating Profit/Loss in Forex Trading
Forex Trading Psychology Articles 25
1. The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Forex
  2016-11-26 4324
2. The 4 Sources of Self-Sabotage That Kill Trading Accounts
  2016-07-07 2056
3. Top 3 Greatest Traders of All Time
  2016-07-07 4543
4. Why Do the Best Trading Systems Fail?
  2016-04-28 2930
5. Forex: How to Handle a String of Investment Losses
  2016-04-28 1919
6. The Funny Sort of Traders in Forex Currency Trading
  2016-04-28 1773
7. Your Forex Trading Potential Can Be Predicted by Looking at Your Daily Emotional Behavior
  2016-04-28 1761
8. Forex Trading Psychology: Learn to See the Line Between the Trading Plan and Your Emotional Impulses
  2016-04-28 2148
9. Trading Psychology: Mistakes in a Trading Environment
  2016-04-28 2290
10. Forex: No Psychological Limitations
  2016-04-27 1885
11. Forex Market Trading and the Mind Games
  2016-04-27 2683
12. Emotions and Forex Trading Don't Mix
  2016-04-27 2618
13. Forex: Why Psychiatrists Make Better Traders Than Expert Economists?
14. Make Forex Trading Give the Lifestyle You Want
15. Know About the Different Mistakes Related to Trading and Ways to Avoid Committing Them
16. What Is Your Forex Trader's Personality?
17. 4 Easy Steps to Remove Emotions from Your Forex Trading
18. 3 Forex Traits for Success
19. Over and Under-Trading in Forex
20. Dealing with Distraction in Forex Trading
21. Trading Your Emotions: How to Cope with Psychological Pressures
22. The Advantages of Trading Alone
23. How to Take Control in Forex Trading
24. Forex Trading: The Fear Factor
25. Accept Losses in Forex Trading
Forex General Tips Articles 67
Forex Strategy Building Articles 61
Forex Trading Software 17
1. What Is MetaEditor for MetaTrader 4?
  2021-01-09 125
2. What Is MetaTrader 4?
  2021-01-08 105
3. How to Configure Alerts and Notifications in MetaTrader
  2021-01-08 164
4. How to Install a Product in MetaTrader
  2021-01-08 279
5. Configure Email Alerts in MetaTrader 4
  2020-12-29 289
6. Change Data Folder Location with MT4 Portable
  2020-12-27 640
7. TradingView for Forex Traders — How TradingView Works
  2019-12-24 10912
8. How to Open a Demo Account in MetaTrader 5
  2019-03-13 11523
9. NinjaTrader Review
  2018-06-17 38627
10. Autochartist Review
  2017-07-10 8991
11. Why Newbies Should Stay Away from Automated Forex Software
  2016-10-01 1790
12. Comparison of MT4 and MT5 Trading Platforms
  2016-09-21 58111
13. Forex Software — Choosing the Best
14. Web Trading Platforms in Forex Industry
15. Introduction to MetaTrader 4
16. What Is MetaTrader?
17. Forex Software Packages
MQL4/MQL5 Coding 11
1. What Are Data Types in MQL4
  2021-01-10 134
2. Definition and Use of Functions in MQL4
  2021-01-10 124
3. How to Use Comments in MQL4
  2021-01-10 150
4. How to Use Constants in MQL4
  2021-01-10 125
5. How to Use Variables in MQL4
  2021-01-10 139
6. How to Create Basic MQL4 Script to Test Your Code
  2021-01-09 156
7. MQL4 Program Types
  2021-01-09 133
8. What Is MQL4 Programming Language?
  2021-01-08 97
9. Close Orders with MQL4 Using OrderClose
  2020-12-29 796
10. How to Check for Open Orders with MQL4
  2020-12-29 1268
11. Submit an Order with MQL4 OrderSend
  2020-12-29 572

Guides

Introduction to Forex 112

Forex Brokerage Articles 47

Forex Technical Analysis Articles 65

Forex Fundamental Analysis Articles 48

Forex Money Management Articles 26

Forex Trading Psychology Articles 25

Forex General Tips Articles 67

Forex Strategy Building Articles 61

Forex Trading Software 17

MQL4/MQL5 Coding 11