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Before looking at the best times to trade, we must look at what a 24-hour day in the forex world looks like. The forex market can be broken up into four major trading sessions: the Sydney session, the Tokyo session, the London session, and Pipcrawler’s favorite time to trade, the New York...

“Would you like pips with that?” Okay, not that type of order. The term “order” refers to how you will enter or exit a trade. Here we discuss the different types of forex orders that can be placed in the forex market. Be sure that you know which types of orders your broker accepts...

In the past, spot forex was only traded in specific amounts called lots, or basically the number of currency units you will buy or sell. The standard size for a lot is 100,000 units of currency, and now, there are also mini, micro, and nano lot sizes that are 10,000, 1,000, and 100 units...

What is a Pip in Forex? Here is where we’re going to do a little math. Just a little bit. You’ve probably heard of the terms “pips,” “pipettes,” and “lots” thrown around, and now we’re going to explain what they are and show you how their values are calculated. What the heck is a Pip? The...

Forex trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling another. Currencies are traded through a broker or dealer, and are traded in pairs. For example the euro and the U.S. dollar (EUR/USD) or the British pound and the Japanese yen (GBP/JPY). Imagine each currency pair constantly...