Fees, borrowed money, and who holds your crypto

The mechanics that quietly decide whether a plan survives: order types, spreads, fees, leverage, who holds your crypto, and where a plain index fund fits.

Module 16 of 26, in the stage "Risk, testing and funded accounts". 7 lessons.

Lessons

1. Order types in more depth: market, limit and stopPick the right order type, and see why one can be rejected when the market is closed. 14 min.
2. The hidden costs: spreads, slippage and feesAdd up the real cost of getting in and out before judging whether a strategy has an edge. 15 min.
3. Borrowed money: leverage, margin and liquidationWork out how much of your deposit a price move eats, and why you can get closed out sooner than you expect. 16 min.
4. Who holds your crypto? Exchanges, wallets and stablecoinsTell apart crypto kept on an exchange, crypto you hold yourself, and a stablecoin. 15 min.
5. ETFs and spreading your riskCompare one stock with a broad index fund, as a baseline and not a promised result. 15 min.
6. CFDs and margin FX in Australia: what ASIC’s rules protectKnow the retail leverage caps and protections, and what they cannot stop. 18 min.
7. Margin loans: borrowing to buy sharesWork out how a margin loan multiplies a fall in your own money, and what triggers a margin call. 16 min.

Concepts covered

• Market order
• Limit order
• Trading costs
• Bid-ask spread
• Slippage
• Leverage

Keep going

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