Forex questions, answered
Short answers to the questions people ask before and after opening an account: rebates and introducing brokers, leverage, account types, taxes and withdrawals. Each answer comes first, then the reasoning and the source.
Exness leverage: the risk behind it and when it changes
High leverage is not free capital. It magnifies profit and loss alike, and the level available at Exness depends on conditions.
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Can you keep your account when you change introducing broker?
The most common worry about changing introducer is losing the account. That worry is misplaced: the account and balance stay as they are. What to know is that at Exness, existing trading accounts stay with the old partner.
7 min read
Does a rebate make you trade more than you planned?
Everyone knows a rebate creates pressure to trade more densely. Nobody has measured how strong that pressure is. The answer is one and a half trades.
6 min read
Can you be your own introducing broker to collect the rebate?
The workaround everyone thinks of first, and the one two brokers wrote explicit terms to block, relatives included.
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Copy trading on Exness: how it works and the real risks
Copy trading is not “passive income”. Understand the mechanism, the fees and the risks before you copy anyone.
5 min read
Exness spreads and fees: the real cost of a trade (2026)
Exness costs are not just the spread: there is commission and swap too. Count them all to see the real cost and how to cut it.
7 min read
Exness swap-free account: who it suits and what to check
Swap-free waives the overnight fee, but not every cost: how it really works and the conditions worth reading before you rely on it.
6 min read
How do you know your rebate actually arrived?
Every rebate site teaches you how to sign up. Almost none teaches you how to check the money arrived, because they are the ones paying it.
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How introducing brokers get paid, and where the conflict sits
This is written by a party doing exactly that job, so the parts that count against the model are stated too.
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How to verify a forex broker before depositing (2026)
Do not deposit with any broker before running these 6 checks. They take 15 minutes and can stop you losing everything.
10 min read
Rebate, cashback and bonus: how do they differ?
All three are “extra money”, but only two of them are yours straight away.
6 min read
Running EAs and scalping on IC Markets: does it really fit?
IC Markets suits EAs and scalping technically, but a good broker cannot rescue a bad EA: at high volume, the commission alone runs into thousands of dollars a month.
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What “100% rebate” means, and it is not 100% of what you pay
The first seven results all promise a 100% rebate. The figure is not wrong. It just does not measure what you think it measures.
8 min read
XM bonus: how it works and why withdrawing shrinks it
The XM bonus is not a trap, but it is not your money either. Here is how it actually works, and how to use it without oversizing your trades.
6 min read
Is forex profit taxable in Vietnam? The tax office answered
The answer is not "yes" or "no" but "there is no specific provision yet", and that gap is the thing worth understanding.
8 min read
Copy trading: not passive income, and not a scam either
Copy trading is not the passive income the advertising describes, but it is not a fraud either. The truth sits in between, and in how you choose.
10 min read
What is an introducing broker, and why ask who referred you?
Introducers earn from the volume you trade. How the mechanism really works, when it helps you, and where it works against your interests.
8 min read
Where does your money go if a forex broker goes bust?
Money in a trading account does not sit at the broker the way you imagine. There are three layers of protection, and any of them can be missing depending on the entity you signed with.
7 min read
Why do brokers offer you such high leverage?
ESMA and ASIC both cap retail leverage at 1:30. The 1:500 or 1:2000 you see advertised is not illegal. It simply tells you where you are standing.
9 min read
Account locked and cannot withdraw: what to do
Six steps to take in order, and the line between a snag you can fix and a sign you are losing the money, so you never deposit more for nothing.
11 min read
Is forex legal in Vietnam? (2026 update)
No law forbids an individual from trading, but the State Bank licenses no forex broker. You are not protected by law.
9 min read
What is spread in forex? How it sets your trading cost
Spread is the gap between the buy and sell price, the cost you pay the broker. A lower spread is cheaper, but remember to add the commission.
7 min readTrading forex and CFDs on margin carries a high risk of losing money quickly. Nothing on this site is investment advice.