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Forex Basics — forex lessons and courses
Every free FX Terminal Academy lesson and course on forex basics: 3 lessons and 1 course, each with a quiz and a link to the live tool that applies it.
Courses covering forex basics
- What the Forex Market IsBefore you can trade a currency you need to know what you are actually buying, who is on the other side, and why the price moves at all. This course covers the shape of the foreign exchange market — its participants, its structure, its trading day — and the way a currency pair is quoted.
Lessons on forex basics
- What Is the Forex Market?By the end of this lesson you will be able to explain what the foreign exchange market is, why it exists, and how it differs from the stock market you have probably heard more…
- Currency Pairs ExplainedEvery price you will ever look at in forex is a pair. This lesson makes the notation second nature: which currency is which, what the number means, and how the main pair…
- Trading Sessions and Market HoursThe forex market never closes during the week, but that does not mean every hour is worth trading. This lesson maps the trading day so you can choose hours that suit your pairs…
About these forex basics lessons
This page collects everything in the FX Terminal Academy that deals with forex basics: 3 lessons and 1 course. The list is generated from the lessons themselves rather than maintained by hand, so it stays complete as the Academy grows.
Every lesson is free to read in full. Each one ends with a short quiz and links into the FX Terminal screen that applies it, so an idea can be checked against live market data instead of staying on the page. No account is needed to read; signing in only saves your progress and issues the completion certificate.
Where to start
If forex basics is new to you, start with the course listed above rather than a single lesson — a course orders its lessons so each one builds on the last. Use the lesson list when you already know which idea you want and would rather go straight to it.
Nothing here is investment advice. The Academy explains how the market works and how to read the data behind it; it does not issue signals or tell you what to trade.
Common questions
Are these forex basics lessons free?
- Yes, all of them, in full. There is no paywall, no trial and no card required, and the live terminal screens the lessons link to are free as well.
Do I need an account to read them?
- No. An account is free and optional — it exists only to remember which lessons you have finished, carry that across devices, and issue a certificate when you complete a course.
Is a course better than reading the lessons individually?
- For a subject you are new to, yes: a course orders its lessons so each one builds on the last. Read a single lesson when you already know which idea you want.
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