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Get clear, direct answers to common trading questions. Our free guides give you a clear, step-by-step overview of concepts, tools, strategies, and market behaviour.

Futuristic interface displaying different order types like Buy, Sell, Buy Limit, and Sell Stop, used on the Deriv MT5 trading platform.
5
 min read

Mastering order types on Deriv MT5

Trading smart is like planning the perfect trip-you want the best route to get you where you need to go.

CFDs & Options
MT5
Trading Strategies
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether symbols highlighting the distinctions between these digital currencies
5
 min read

Bitcoin, Altcoins, and Stablecoins: What's the difference?

Being the original cryptocurrency, it reserved the right to stand alone, whereas all the subsequent cryptocurrencies that followed fell under the umbrella of altcoins.

CFDs & Options
Crypto
Trading Strategies
Glowing red shopping basket filled with blue currency symbols, representing ETF diversification and investment in multiple assets.
4
 min read

ETF trading guide: Benefits and mistakes to avoid

Thinking about trading ETFs? Great choice!

ETFs
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
A glowing glass panel labeled “CFD” with currency and crypto icons, symbolising Contracts for Difference in financial trading.
4
 min read

CFDs explained: A beginner's guide

Ever wished you could trade the markets without actually owning anything?

CFDs & Options
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
3D figure facing a stock chart with thought bubbles reading “SELL NOW?” and “HOLD FOR MORE?”, symbolising emotional conflict in trading.
5
 min read

Emotional intelligence: Managing fear and greed in trading

Trading can be a rollercoaster of emotions.

Trading Strategies
Risk Management
A red neon seesaw balancing a risk warning symbol on one side and a trophy on the other, symbolising risk and reward.
5
 min read

5 strategies to balance risk and reward: A trader’s guide

You’ve probably heard the saying: “No risk, no reward.” But what does that really mean for traders?

Risk Management
Trading Strategies
Two merging glass arrows, one red and one clear, symbolising the fusion concept behind hybrid indices in synthetic trading.
5
 min read

Meet Hybrid Indices: A new twist on synthetic trading

The trading world at Deriv just got a whole lot more exciting! Say hello to Hybrid Indices-the latest evolution in synthetic trading.

CFDs & Options
Indices
Trading Strategies
Surfer riding a wave shaped like a market chart, symbolising how Forex traders use moving averages to follow market trends.
7
 min read

How to ride market trends: Moving averages simplified for Forex traders

Ever feel like some traders always seem to be in the right place at the right time? The secret isn’t magic-it’s trend trading.

CFDs & Options
Forex
Trading Strategies
Balanced scale with stacks of coins on each side, symbolising smart position sizing and risk management in trading.
5
 min read

Smart position sizing: Trade confidently, risk wisely

Think of position sizing like making sure you don’t put all your eggs in one basket-or all your chips on one bet

CFDs & Options
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
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