Resources
The trader's
toolkit
Hand-picked tools, references, and communities. The links we'd send a friend if they asked where to start.
Tools
TradingView
TradingView
The charting platform everyone eventually ends up using. Free tier is generous; the social feed of trade ideas is a useful sense-check on your own setups.
Forex Factory
Forex Factory Economic Calendar
The industry-standard economic calendar. Filter by currency, impact level, and event type. Set alerts for high-impact prints so you don't get caught in NFP.
BabyPips
Position Size Calculator
The position-sizing calculator most pros bookmark. Drop in your account size, risk %, and stop distance — get your correct lot size in seconds.
Reference
Investopedia
Investopedia — Forex Reference
Encyclopedic reference for every forex term you'll encounter. Heavy cross-linking makes it easy to fall into a productive rabbit hole.
DailyFX
DailyFX — Education Hub
Free guides from IG-owned DailyFX. Strong on advanced technical and fundamentals; weaker on beginner pedagogy than BabyPips, but the analyst videos are excellent.
CFTC
CFTC Forex Basics
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's plain-English introduction to retail forex. Worth reading once for the regulatory perspective and the fraud warnings.
BabyPips
School of Pipsology
The most comprehensive free forex curriculum on the internet. Twelve "grade levels" from preschool to PhD, with quizzes and a cheerful tone that doesn't put you to sleep.