Markets and instruments
Forex, stocks, crypto and commodities: what each market is, how currency pairs work, and when each market is open.
30 min 4 lessons
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By the end of this module you can
- Name the main markets and what is traded in each
- Read a currency pair such as EUR/USD (base and quote)
- Know the main trading sessions and why they matter
- Understand what affects liquidity and volatility
Lessons in this module
- 1 Forex, stocks, crypto and commodities at a glance
- 2 Currency pairs: base, quote, majors and crosses
- 3 Trading sessions: Asia, London and New York
- 4 Liquidity and volatility in plain words
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What this module covers
- Forex, stocks, crypto and commodities at a glance. What is traded in each market, who the participants are, and how they differ in volatility and opening hours.
- Currency pairs. Why currencies are always quoted in pairs, how to read the base and quote currency in EUR/USD, and what “majors”, “minors” and “crosses” mean.
- Trading sessions. The Asian, London and New York sessions, the busy overlap periods, and what those times are in Bangladesh (BST, UTC+6).
- Liquidity and volatility. Why some markets move smoothly and others jump, and why that matters for beginners.
Practice task
Open a free chart and find EUR/USD, USD/JPY and GBP/USD. Write down the base and quote currency for each, and note what time each trading session opens in your local time.
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