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Costs, brokers and platforms
The maths of fees, spreads, swaps and pips, plus how to verify a broker and choose a platform in your own country.
- 'Zero Commission' Trading: What It Actually CostsPayment for order flow, mark-ups versus commissions, spread maths on 'free' trades, and the five-minute audit
- Check a Trading Broker: US, UK, Canada, AustraliaCheck a trading broker in the US, UK, Canada or Australia: match the legal entity, official registration, prod
- Forex Spreads, Pips & Lots: Worked CostsWhat is a pip? Work out a EUR/USD spread cost in quote currency and compare spread-only and commission pricing
- Trading Fees Explained: Spreads, Swaps & MoreUnderstand bid-ask spreads, commissions, slippage, overnight financing, FX conversion, margin interest and wit
- Trading Platform Checklist: Fees, Safety & OrdersA vendor-neutral trading platform comparison checklist: regulation, product access, fee schedule, order contro
- Trading Taxes Explained: What You Keep After the TaxmanHow the US, UK and Australia tax trading gains: holding periods, wash sales, exemptions, the 12-month discount