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Tools of a novice stock investor: test access, start tariff, trading terminal



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In our blog we write a lot about investment tools on a modern stock exchange, talk about risk control tools and exchange technologies. All this is very important, but for beginners, the most important thing is to learn how to interact with the entire exchange ecosystem without negative consequences and unnecessary costs.

Today we will focus on tools that allow us to solve this problem.

Test access


On the exchange, any mistake in the strategy itself or in dealing with a trading terminal can lead to loss of money. Therefore, before starting a real auction, it is extremely important to study the software and debug the strategy. Test access with virtual money helps to do this - novice investors should choose brokers who provide it.

ITI Capital also provides such a service . Its users can carry out toga operations using the SMARTx terminal. 300,000 virtual rubles are available for trading, as well as a broker “leverage” for margin operations. Securities and derivatives traded on the Moscow Exchange are available for transactions.

Using test access, you can not only understand the operation of the terminal, but also get an idea of ​​the productivity of the chosen investment strategy.

Beginner Rate


Not all novice investors know that the cost of buying stocks and other financial instruments on the stock exchange is far from the only costs that will have to be borne. There are several types of brokerage fees.

Among them are commissions for operations that are taken by both the exchange and the broker, depository services, sometimes trading software is paid. There are additional services, such as a direct connection to the exchange core for faster trading.

Often commissions are calculated based on trading volume. To understand what expenses a particular investment style will bring, you can use a special calculator .

However, novice investors may not yet understand how their work process on the exchange will develop. In order not to overpay at the beginning of our journey, we offer such investors a special free tariff for 30 days . This will allow them to deal with all the subtleties, and only then, using a calculator, select the appropriate tariff.

Trading terminal with risk management functions


One of the common problems for novice investors is when the market situation is heating up, it may be psychologically difficult for them to follow their own strategy or to control all important aspects of trade. Therefore, it is important to use software that will help solve these problems.

For example, in the SMARTx terminal there is a function that allows you to set a ban on placing new applications and opening positions on a specific account in case of violation of the established conditions. That is, if the investor set himself the maximum value of daily losses, then he will not be able to exceed it in the heat of the moment. This is extremely useful for beginners.

In addition, the most important point in investments is to correctly fix profit or loss. This allows you to improve the financial result of the work, but novice investors can simply forget to do it.

To avoid such problems, in SMARTx there is the possibility of using orders such as stop loss, take profit, as well as sliding stop orders. Such orders are used to protect open positions - if the price goes down sharply, losses will be limited, and profit will be fixed. You can also put a bunch of such orders.

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