Meridian

Learning

A short course in the desk

The learning centre is a plain-language tour of the ideas you meet on the ticket: spread, margin, stops, financing, and the difference between a CFD, a plan and a copy link. It will not tell you what to buy. It will stop you confusing the products.

A laptop used for study

01 — Learning

Spread

You buy at a higher price than you sell. That gap is a cost on every round trip, before the market has moved.

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02 — Learning

Margin

Margin is the cash locked so the position can exist. It is not the maximum you can lose if the market gaps.

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03 — Learning

Stop

A stop is an order to exit at a price. In a gap, the fill can be worse than the price you typed.

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04 — Learning

Product types

A CFD, a turbo, a plan, a stake and a copied strategy close in different ways. Learn the exit before the entry.

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Market, limit, stop
Orders
Cash the trade holds
Margin
Cost of holding
Financing
Do not mix them up
Products

The worked example

EUR/USD, the S&P 500 and Apple. Spread, points and a share price are three different units.

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Spread

You buy at a higher price than you sell. That gap is a cost on every round trip, before the market has moved.

Margin

Margin is the cash locked so the position can exist. It is not the maximum you can lose if the market gaps.

Stop

A stop is an order to exit at a price. In a gap, the fill can be worse than the price you typed.

Product types

A CFD, a turbo, a plan, a stake and a copied strategy close in different ways. Learn the exit before the entry.

Orders you will actually see

The ticket names them. The behaviour is simple.

  • Market: fill at the next available price. Fast, and not a promised price.
  • Limit: fill only at your price or better. It may never fill.
  • Stop: exit, or enter, when the price reaches a level.
  • Size: the amount that turns a one-point move into money.

A study order

Read these pages in an order that builds.

  • Web trading, so the screen makes sense.
  • One market page, so the hours and the contract make sense.
  • Investing, only if you are allocating rather than clicking a ticket.
  • Help, so you know what a good support note contains.

How to get started

01

Pick one market

Read its page. Ignore the rest of the menu for an hour.

02

Map the ticket

After you register, find spread, size, margin and close on one symbol.

03

Write the exit

Before any larger size, know what closes the trade: your stop, a barrier, or a term date.

FAQ

Will this tell me what to buy?

No. It explains mechanics. The decision and the loss stay with you.

Where are videos?

These pages are the reference. The desk itself is the practice, after you sign in.

What should a beginner avoid?

Stacked leverage: a turbo, a bot and a copy on the same idea. Learn one product.