Beginners guide.
Trading is a skill, not a shortcut. This guide covers the fundamentals you need before risking real capital.
Six steps for new traders.
Understand the markets
Learn how forex, indices, commodities, shares and cryptocurrencies move — and what drives their prices.
Open and fund your account
Register in minutes, verify your profile and choose a deposit method that works for you.
Read the platform
Get comfortable with the order book, charts, watchlists and position panels before placing live trades.
Protect your capital
Use stops, position sizing and risk limits to make sure no single trade can seriously damage your account.
Place your first trade
Start small, use a limit or market order, and review the outcome before scaling up.
Build a routine
Track your trades, review mistakes and focus on process rather than individual outcomes.
What every beginner should know.
- Spread
- The difference between the buy and sell price. Tighter spreads mean lower entry cost.
- Leverage
- Borrowed exposure that magnifies both gains and losses. Use it carefully.
- Margin
- The capital required to keep a leveraged position open.
- Stop-loss
- An order that closes a trade automatically at a set loss level.
- Take-profit
- An order that closes a trade automatically once a target profit is reached.
- Order types
- Market, limit and stop orders each suit different entry and exit strategies.
Ready to practise?
Open a Solaris Black account, explore the platform and start with small sizes while you learn. The markets will still be there tomorrow — your capital may not be if you rush.
Open your Solaris Black account.
Set up in minutes and explore the platform on your terms.
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Risk Warning: Virtual asset prices can be volatile. The value of your investment may go down or up and you may not get back the amount invested. You are solely responsible for your investment decisions and Solaris Black is not liable for any trading losses you may incur.