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beginner6 lessons

Choosing & Using a Broker

Get set up the right way: what a broker does, how to choose one, how they really make money, and the difference between cash and margin accounts.

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Account and tax lessons follow your region. Country rules are labelled; changing region keeps your saved progress.

Choose a region to include its account lessons. Universal lessons are shown meanwhile.

Lessons

  1. 1

    What Is A Broker?

    beginner
  2. 2

    How Brokers Make Money

    beginner
  3. 3

    Commissions

    beginner
  4. 4

    Cash Accounts

    beginner
  5. 5

    Margin Accounts

    advanced
  6. 6

    What Is Payment For Order Flow?

    intermediate

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