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One of the most exciting and interesting things about the financial markets is the fact that they are open 24 hours a day. This allows traders from all over the world - no matter what time-zone they’re in - to trade during work hours, after work or even throughout the night.

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How can I add and use new technical analysis tools on MetaTrader 4 (MT4)?

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How to choose a Forex broker

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How to place a trade on MT4

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Indices Trading

In this article, you will learn what a stock market index is, the importance of indices, which are the major world indices and how to trade indices with CFDs.

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Indices

In this article, you will learn what a stock market index is, the importance of indices, which are the major world indices and how to trade indices with CFDs.

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Indices (definitions)

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Intermarket correlation

Find out what intermarket correlation is and how you can use it to inform your trading.

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Leverage

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Long Position

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Loonie

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MACD - Moving Average Convergence Divergence

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Margin Call

Learn more about margin call in XTB.

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Margin Level

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Moving Averages - What Is a Moving Average?

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MT4: Basic Layout

MetaTrader 4 (MT4) is one of the most popular trading platforms. Its simple and intuitive interface makes it one of the mainstays of the industry, having been used for decades by traders all over the world.

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MT4: Charts & Customisation

Learn how to use advanced technical analysis tools on MT4 such as trend lines, support and resistance levels, channels and more.

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MT4: How to open a trade

Placing a trade on MT4 trading platform is really simple, intuitive and fast. MT4 offers you several ways of placing a trade, which are explained in this lesson.

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MT4: Market Watch

The Market Watch is basically your window to the world of investments and trading from all around the globe. You can choose from Forex, commodities, indices, CFDs based on shares and ETFs. It’s all available to you just through one or two simple clicks.

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MT4: Pending orders

Unlike instant execution orders, where a trade is placed at the current market price, pending orders allow you to set orders that are opened once the price reaches a specific level, chosen by you.

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