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Scalping

Very short-term trading, where spreads, commissions and execution speed decide whether a strategy can work at all.

Advanced4 lessonsabout 16 min of reading8-question quiz

Lessons

  1. ✓Lesson 1What scalping really demandsUnderstand the time, focus and cost demands of scalping, and judge honestly whether the style fits your situation before you try it.4 min
  2. ✓Lesson 2The arithmetic of costsCalculate the cost of a scalping trade as a share of its target and work out how much costs raise the win rate you need to break even.4 min
  3. ✓Lesson 3Liquidity windows and executionChoose trading hours when spreads are tightest, recognise when they widen, and understand slippage, latency and how each order type is filled.4 min
  4. ✓Lesson 4Risk controls for scalpersSet per-trade, daily and session limits, size positions with costs included, and plan for fatigue and platform failures before trading live.4 min