Trading Academy

Learn the essentials of our platform and sharpen your trading skills with our ‘how-to’ videos and other educational materials.

Plus500 Trader's Guide

Browse our ‘how-to’ videos to learn more about online trading with Plus500’s intuitive platform. Once you feel ready, sign up for a risk-free demo account.

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What is CFD Trading?

Learn about the basic concepts of Contracts for Difference.

Slippage When Opening a Position

A trading phenomenon that can be either favourable or unfavourable.

How to Trade With Plus500

Discover how trading with our platform can be done with just a few clicks!

Popular Trading Strategies

Find out how you can use 3 of the most common active trading strategies.

What is a Rollover?

Learn how positions on futures-based contracts can remain open after their expiry date.

What are Options?

Learn about Options CFDs and how they provide more opportunities.

What are Trading Alerts?

Learn about how Trading Alerts keep you informed about key instrument movements.

Margin Requirements

See how margins enable trading on leverage, increasing a trader’s exposure & risk.

Slippage When Closing a Position

This video explains how slippage may result in positions closing at prices which are different from those requested.

Understanding a Risk-Reward Ratio

Learn how to calculate risk-reward ratios.

Types of Trading Charts

In this video, we will learn about the most frequently used charts among traders; Candlestick Charts, Bar Charts, and Line Charts.

How to Use +Insights When Trading

Explore how to uncover millions of customers' activity with previously undisclosed information that revolutionises trading.

How to Trade Commodities with Plus500

Commodity trading is one of the oldest forms of trading in the world. It is also one of the most important and traded markets. Traders may gain access to the commodity markets with Plus500’s commodity CFDs.

How to Trade Forex CFDs with Plus500

Forex is arguably among the most liquid and most traded markets out there. Find out how to trade Forex CFDs with Plus500.

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