Gold
XAUUSD Pip Value: What 1 Pip on Gold Is Worth
XAUUSD pip value explained: what one pip on gold is worth at 0.01, 0.10 and 1.00 lots, and why brokers disagree on what a gold pip even is.
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Articles on trading gold (XAU/USD), from the basics every beginner needs to in-depth technical and fundamental analysis. Written by the PipsMorrow Team, with no trade signals or recommendations.
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Brokers
What Is Spread in Forex? Costs, Commission and Swap
What is spread in forex? Learn how to read bid and ask, calculate the spread in dollars, judge a good spread, and add commission and swap to the total.
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Brokers
What Is a Margin Call? Triggers and Stop Out Explained
What is a margin call? It is your broker's warning that equity is close to the margin held. See the numbers, the stop out that follows and how to avoid both.
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Getting started
Pips in Forex: What a Pip Is and How to Calculate It
Pips in forex explained: what a pip is, how to count them on any pair including yen pairs, and how to work out what one pip is worth in dollars.
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Tools
Risk-Reward Ratio: Why 1:2 Needs a Win Rate
The risk-reward ratio tells you what a trade pays, not whether it works. Learn the break-even win rate, expectancy in R and how the spread shifts both.
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Getting started
Buy Limit vs Buy Stop: Which Pending Order to Use
Buy limit vs buy stop: one waits for a lower price, the other for a breakout. See how each pending order works, with forex and gold examples and sell versions.
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