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5
 min read

What is illiquidity, and can it make or break your trades?

Ever wondered about the ease or difficulty of selling an asset at a fair price?

CFDs & Options
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
Digital dashboard showing a strategy overview on the Deriv cTrader platform, used for managing copy trading as a strategy provider.
5
 min read

Managing your copy trading strategy as a provider on cTrader

If you're a strategy provider on cTrader, managing your strategy effectively is the key to success.

Copytrading
Trading Strategies
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5
 min read

Managing volatility risk: Stop-loss and take-profit orders

Trading Volatility Indices can feel like riding a roller coaster-thrilling, unpredictable, and sometimes nerve-wracking.

CFDs & Options
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
3D red step-like bars forming an upward staircase with a white trend line, symbolising the progression of step indices in trading.
4
 min read

The evolution of Step Indices: Step, Multi Step, and Skew Step

Deriv’s synthetic markets are constantly leveling up, giving traders fresh ways to explore the market.

CFDs & Options
Indices
Trading Strategies
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4
 min read

ETF trading guide: Benefits and mistakes to avoid

Thinking about trading ETFs? Great choice!

ETFs
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
Digital clipboard titled 'My Trading Plan' with sections for goals, strategy, and risk management, symbolising trading consistency.
5
 min read

Consistency is key: Create a trading plan for reliable results

Trading without a plan is like going on a road trip without GPS. You might get somewhere, but not without a few wrong turns (and maybe a little panic).

Trading Strategies
Risk Management
Two merging glass arrows, one red and one clear, symbolising the fusion concept behind hybrid indices in synthetic trading.
5
 min read

Meet Hybrid Indices: A new twist on synthetic trading

The trading world at Deriv just got a whole lot more exciting! Say hello to Hybrid Indices, the latest evolution in synthetic trading.

CFDs & Options
Indices
Trading Strategies
Glowing red 3D text reading “COMMODITY” placed on a transparent data screen, representing analysis of commodity market pricing.
6
 min read

Cracking the code: Understanding commodity market prices

Ever wondered why the price of your morning coffee keeps changing?

Commodities
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
Two glowing trading screens displaying similar candlestick charts, symbolising common myths around copy trading strategies.
5
 min read

The truth is out: 5 copy trading myths debunked

If you’ve been exploring the trading world, you’ve probably heard about copy trading.

Copytrading
Trading Strategies
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