From zero to confident — risk management, technical analysis, regulator literacy, trader psychology.
Separate warning signs from facts with two checklists. Verify entity and payment links, reconcile actual transfers, and avoid treating a licence number or small payout as proof of safety.
Decimals, commission and market depth do not prove ECN routing. Separate counterparty roles from hedging and compare agreements, costs and execution evidence.
Separate tier labels from legal protections. Check registration, permissions, entity, client category and contract terms rather than relying on a group licence list.
Understand the 2% risk rule with a EUR/USD sizing example, costs and drawdown calculations. See why a planned loss budget is not a guaranteed cap.
Compare margin at 30:1 to 1000:1 for the same position, calculate effective leverage and examine a close-out threshold without treating stops as loss guarantees.
Check the contracting entity, product permissions, payment chain and withdrawal terms. Keep evidence, resolve conflicts and avoid treating a small withdrawal as proof of safety.