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Lot and pip: what they are and how much 1 lot costs in trading
A lot is the trade volume: in forex, 1 standard lot equals 100,000 units of the base currency, and one pip on EUR/USD on such a lot costs $10.
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Demo trading, a cent account or a prop firm: where to start
How much a prop account costs: challenge prices and hidden expenses
Crypto prop firms: conditions, exchanges and payouts in USDT
Binary options: what they are and why the math is against you
Lot and pip: what they are and how much 1 lot costs in trading
A lot is the trade volume: in forex, 1 standard lot equals 100,000 units of the base currency, and one pip on EUR/USD on such a lot costs $10.
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Demo trading is free, a LiteFinance cent account opens from $10, and a two-step prop challenge for $10,000 costs from $92.
Hash HedgeEra Trade+3How much a prop account costs: challenge prices and hidden expenses
How much a prop account costs as of 10/31/2026: a two-step $10,000 challenge in the PMC catalog starts at $92, instant from $165. A reset will add about half again to the price.
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Crypto prop firms as of 10/29/2026: who accepts traders from Russia and the CIS, whose prices are used for trading, how much the challenge costs and how USDT payouts arrive.
Hash HedgeEra Trade+2Binary options: what they are and why the math is against you
Binary options are a bet on the direction of a price with a payout smaller than the stake. Whether they are legal in Russia and why, with an 85% payout, you need to guess 54.05% of trades correctly.
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What forex is in simple terms: the market, the dealer and the bucket shop
What forex is in simple terms: an over-the-counter currency exchange market with a turnover of $9.6 trillion a day. It has no exchange, and your counterparty is sometimes a dealer.
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FTMO alternatives: what to replace it with in Russia and Kazakhstan
FTMO is closed to Russians, as well as to residents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. FTMO alternatives for these countries are available in the PMC catalog.
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Reviews of prop firms: how to tell genuine ones from paid ones
Reviews of prop firms only help if the author actually bought the challenge. Check the purchase confirmation, the trade details, and the prop firm's response.
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Prop firms for traders in Russia: who accepts in 2026
Prop firms for traders in Russia as of 22.10.2026: who is admitted under official rules, how to pay for the challenge and how to receive a payout.
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Prop firms for traders from the CIS: rating and top 7
Prop firms for traders from the CIS according to the PropMarketCap rating as of 22.10.2026: who accepts traders from Russia and Kazakhstan, how much a $10,000 account costs.
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Trading: what it is in simple words and who a trader is
Trading is the buying and selling of stocks, currency or crypto for the price difference. What to buy and when, the trader decides on their own; the broker only executes the trade.
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Prop trading: what it is, how a prop account and challenge work
Prop trading is trading a prop firm's account for a share of the profit, usually 80%. What it gives you: no need for your own deposit, but you have to pay for the challenge test.
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