Forex trading sessions are based on the world's major financial markets: Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York. While the forex market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week, the best times to trade are during the overlap of the major market hours. For example, the Tokyo and London sessions overlap between 09:00 and 10:00 GMT or between 13:00 and 17:00 GMT when the London and New York sessions overlap. These overlapping times are the most active periods for trading, as there's a higher volume of trades and, therefore, more volatility and opportunity.

A forex trading platform is a software that facilitates buying and selling currencies using the balance registered in your trading account. This platform provides traders with tools for analysing prices, accessing real-time quotes, and placing orders. You need a platform to interact with the market, execute trades, manage your account, and analyse currency movements. Popular platforms include MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and cTrader.

You do not necessarily need leverage to forex, but it’s one of the features that makes forex trading more efficient. Leverage allows traders to control a large position with a relatively small capital. It amplifies both profits and losses. The maximum leverage offered on different currency pairs differs. For example, the maximum leverage we offer for trading EUR/USD is 1:200, but the maximum leverage varies according to the currency pair.

Yes. Forex trading carries significant risks, and it's possible to lose all of your invested capital, especially when using high leverage. We offer negative balance protection to ensure your losses are capped to the amount of money you deposit into your account.

Forex brokers often make money through commissions each time you place a trade. In exchange for paying a commission, we try to offer the most competitive spreads in the industry, whereas some brokers make money from the spread, which increases the difference between the buy and sell price.