Orders & How to Place ThemLesson 5 of 7beginner

Order Book, Bid-Ask Spread and Market Depth

The little table of numbers on your trading screen tells you more about risk than the price does. Here is how to read it.

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In this lesson

  1. Bid and ask
  2. Reading market depth
  3. Liquidity, in practical terms
  4. Tick size
  5. Volume and traded value
  6. A simple pre-trade checklist

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