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How to start trading

Trading can be very hard, and knowing where to start is VERY important, so we will compile the different options you have

to start off you can choose between:

  • stock market pro: slightly less volatile so more predictable con: only open on a limited hours per week

-crypto pro: open 24/7 more volatile so it could be more random

after choosing between these two there is yet another decision to be made, that is in what way you want to trade.

  • spot trading: Spot trading usually doesn’t offer leverage (or very low leverage), so you're only risking your own money. This actually makes it safer than leveraged trading—but your gains and losses are smaller too.

  • futures: futures trading is 97% the same as spot trading but with more benefits! The points are a SET amount of money, so if a stock or coin goes up 1 tick, it goes up a set amount of money, so it is more consistent. next to that you can also use very high leverage

  • options: trading options is very complicated and NOT for beginners.

and even AFTER all these choices you have to make some more, you have to chose how you want to trade.

  • scalping, this is where you open and close a trade within seconds on minutes
  • day trading, this is where you open and close a trade within the same day
  • swing trading, this is where you open and close a trade within days to months
  • long term investing, this is where you hold your stock or coin for multiple months or years
The four ways in, side by side. Spot is the one to start on: no contract, no liquidation, and you can only lose what you put in.
A hand-drawn overview diagram comparing traditional markets with crypto across four rows: prop firm and funded accounts, spot trading, futures trading and options trading, with notes on leverage and contract size for each.

The four ways in, side by side. Spot is the one to start on: no contract, no liquidation, and you can only lose what you put in.

To start trading in the share market as a beginner, educate yourself, open a brokerage account, practice with a demo account, start small, conduct research, diversify your portfolio, monitor investments, practice risk management, and seek guidance. You are in the right place. Here in axion information we will cover all of that.

Check yourself

5 questions on what this lesson says. Nothing here unlocks or blocks anything - it is here so you can find out whether it stuck.

  1. 1The lesson gives one advantage of the stock market over crypto. What is it?
  2. 2And the drawback it gives for the stock market?
  3. 3What does the lesson say about spot trading and leverage?
  4. 4Who does the lesson say options trading is not for?
  5. 5How long does a swing trade last, in the lesson's terms?
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Education, not advice. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell anything, and every example is one trade rather than a rule.