What actually changes from demo to live
Demo fills are simulated and losses are imaginary; live trading adds real liquidity and loss aversion. Position size is the bridge between the two.
Departments
Trading craft
The mechanics of execution: costs, financing, order behavior and process.
3 stories
The overnight swap, or what holding an FX position really costs
The swap line is the rate differential between two currencies plus a broker markup. Why both sides can be negative, and why Wednesday charges three nights.
The full cost of a CFD trade, from spread to slippage
Four costs arrive on different schedules with different visibility. We convert all of them into dollars on one EUR/USD position held five nights.