Beginner module
What an exchange does, how prices form, and everything you need to place a first trade you actually understand.
10 lessons· ~62 min totalStart the module
1What an exchange actually doesOrder matching, custody and listings — and how an exchange differs from a broker or a wallet.6 min2How prices form: bids, asks and the spreadWhere price actually comes from: a standing auction of bids and asks, and why the spread is your first cost.6 min3Crypto, stocks, forex and metals: one mapWhat each asset class actually is, when it trades, what moves it, and how volatility and liquidity differ.7 min4Reading a quote: price, change, volume and market capEvery number on a quote row, what it really measures, and the conclusions it quietly does not support.6 min5Candlesticks without the mysticismOHLC anatomy, timeframes, a few honest shapes, and the hard limits of what candles can actually tell you.6 min6Market orders: trading now, at a costMarket orders buy immediacy and pay for it in slippage — here is when that trade is worth making.6 min7Limit orders: naming your priceResting orders, partial fills and maker pricing — plus the risk nobody prices in: never filling at all.6 min8Volatility: friend, foe and unit of measureWhat volatility actually measures, how it differs across asset classes, and why it should set your position size.6 min9Liquidity, and why it changes everythingDepth, spreads and market impact: why the same order is cheap in one market and ruinous in another.6 min10Your first trade, end to endA calm end-to-end walkthrough of your first trade — funding, watching, sizing, order choice, execution, review.7 min