https://firstpip.com/Free, structured forex education for complete beginners: the mechanics with real numbers and working calculators. Risk-first, independent, no broker owns this site.enSat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://firstpip.com/learn/forex-basics/cpi-and-forex/https://firstpip.com/learn/forex-basics/cpi-and-forex/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What the September 2026 US CPI report showed (3.7% headline, 2.6% core), why inflation data moves currency pairs, and how beginners can handle CPI release day. https://firstpip.com/blog/forex-vs-stocks/https://firstpip.com/blog/forex-vs-stocks/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Forex vs stocks for beginners: trading hours, US margin rules (2:1 for stocks vs 50:1 on major currency pairs), costs, market size and shorting. https://firstpip.com/blog/forex-vs-crypto/https://firstpip.com/blog/forex-vs-crypto/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Forex vs crypto for beginners: market size, volatility, retail leverage limits by region (30:1 vs 2:1), regulation and trading hours, from official sources. https://firstpip.com/tools/risk-reward-calculator/https://firstpip.com/tools/risk-reward-calculator/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Enter entry, stop-loss and take-profit to get the risk-reward ratio, the distances in pips and the win rate you need to break even. Free, instant, no sign-up. https://firstpip.com/tools/margin-calculator/https://firstpip.com/tools/margin-calculator/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Work out the margin a forex position needs from lot size, price and leverage, how much of your balance it locks up and the loss that triggers a close-out. https://firstpip.com/tools/forex-market-hours/https://firstpip.com/tools/forex-market-hours/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000See which forex centres are at work right now in your own time zone: Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York, plus the weekly open and close of the FX futures market. https://firstpip.com/resources/forex-loss-rates/https://firstpip.com/resources/forex-loss-rates/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +000021 UK and EU brokers publish the share of retail CFD accounts that lose money: 58.9% to 80%. Every figure sourced and checked 16 October 2026. https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/trend-lines/https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/trend-lines/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to spot a forex trend and draw trend lines that aren't forced: higher highs and lows, three-touch rule, breaks and channels — plus the limits. https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/support-and-resistance/https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/support-and-resistance/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Support and resistance explained for forex beginners: how to mark zones, role reversal and false breaks, with a diagram — and why levels are never guarantees. https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/moving-averages/https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/moving-averages/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Moving averages for forex beginners: calculate an SMA and EMA step by step, see why they lag, and why crossovers whipsaw — with a worked example. https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/candlestick-charts/https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/candlestick-charts/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000Read a forex candlestick in minutes: body, wicks, colours and doji, with diagrams — plus what a single candle can never tell you before you risk money. https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/https://firstpip.com/learn/technical-analysis/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What technical analysis can and can't do in forex: candlesticks, support and resistance, trend lines and moving averages, taught risk-first. https://firstpip.com/fomo/what-is-fomo-family/https://firstpip.com/fomo/what-is-fomo-family/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000A plain-English guide to fomo.family, the social crypto trading app from FOMO Labs Inc.: what it is, what you can do on it, and what its own Terms actually say. https://firstpip.com/fomo/is-fomo-family-legit/https://firstpip.com/fomo/is-fomo-family-legit/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is fomo.family legit? An honest look from its own Terms: a real, funded company that says it is not licensed by any regulator, with a non-custodial wallet. https://firstpip.com/fomo/fees-explained/https://firstpip.com/fomo/fees-explained/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000fomo.family's Terms publish no fixed fee rate. Here is where the fee is shown, what onchain costs sit on top, and how to check the cost before you confirm a trade. https://firstpip.com/resources/leverage-limits-by-region/https://firstpip.com/resources/leverage-limits-by-region/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000A free printable card comparing retail forex leverage limits — EU, UK, Australia and US caps, plus the 50% close-out and negative balance protection. https://firstpip.com/learn/risk-management/drawdown/https://firstpip.com/learn/risk-management/drawdown/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Drawdown is the fall from your account peak to a low. See how to measure it, why a 50% loss needs a 100% gain, and how risk per trade sets your worst case. https://firstpip.com/glossary/market-maker-broker/https://firstpip.com/glossary/market-maker-broker/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000In forex, a market maker broker takes the other side of your trade instead of routing it to the market, so it is your counterparty. What it means and how to check. https://firstpip.com/blog/is-forex-gambling/https://firstpip.com/blog/is-forex-gambling/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Is forex gambling or trading? The honest difference is process and risk control — why most retail traders lose, and how to tell which one you are doing. https://firstpip.com/resources/pre-trade-checklist/https://firstpip.com/resources/pre-trade-checklist/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000A free printable 9-question checklist to run before every forex trade: stop placement, risk unit, position size, supervision and the three-loss rule. https://firstpip.com/learn/risk-management/leverage-risk/https://firstpip.com/learn/risk-management/leverage-risk/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Leverage risk in forex is misread: the ratio sets your deposit, not your loss. See the margin math, regional caps, the 50% stop-out rule, and what really sets risk. https://firstpip.com/glossary/regulation/https://firstpip.com/glossary/regulation/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000In forex, regulation means a broker is licensed by a financial authority and bound by rules on client money and conduct. What it protects, and how to verify it. https://firstpip.com/blog/is-forex-legal/https://firstpip.com/blog/is-forex-legal/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Forex trading is legal in most major countries, but only through a locally regulated firm — CFTC/NFA, FCA, ESMA, ASIC. See where it's legal and who oversees it. https://firstpip.com/resources/order-types-cheat-sheet/https://firstpip.com/resources/order-types-cheat-sheet/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000A free, printable forex order types cheat sheet: market, limit, stop, stop-loss and take-profit — what each does, where it sits versus price, and when to use it. https://firstpip.com/learn/risk-management/position-sizing/https://firstpip.com/learn/risk-management/position-sizing/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How to calculate forex position size: divide the money you risk by the stop in pips and the pip value, then round down. Worked example and yen-pair helper. https://firstpip.com/learn/forex-basics/what-is-a-pip/https://firstpip.com/learn/forex-basics/what-is-a-pip/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What is a pip in forex? Count pips on any pair, dodge the pipette trap that makes beginners 10x wrong, and see what a 30-pip move actually pays. https://firstpip.com/glossary/segregated-funds/https://firstpip.com/glossary/segregated-funds/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Segregated funds means client money is held apart from a broker's own cash. Learn what it protects, what compensation schemes add, and how to verify it yourself. https://firstpip.com/glossary/negative-balance-protection/https://firstpip.com/glossary/negative-balance-protection/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Negative balance protection limits a retail trader's loss to the funds in their account. See where it is the law, where it is not, and how to check your broker. https://firstpip.com/blog/how-much-money-to-start-forex/https://firstpip.com/blog/how-much-money-to-start-forex/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000How much money do you need to start forex? The broker minimum can be tiny, but the real floor is set by risk control — the three numbers that matter. https://firstpip.com/tools/pip-calculator/https://firstpip.com/tools/pip-calculator/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Work out what a pip is worth on any lot size and any pair, in your own account currency. Free, instant, no sign-up, and the formula is shown.