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Demo vs Live Trading
2:00 · 7 chapters · Forex basics, part 15
What you'll learn
Why traders win on demo and lose live: emotions, execution and costs. And how to switch safely.
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- Key point 1
- Demo: learn the platform and test your rules
- Key point 2
- Emotions: real losses feel personal
- Key point 3
- Execution: slippage, spreads and swaps on live
- Key point 4
- Switch after weeks of rules kept on demo
- Key point 5
- Start live with the smallest sizes
Rules and limits from regulators and official sources; every price, account and chart in the video is an example. Education, not financial advice.
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