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Free calculators and plain-language guides for beginners: risk, position size, leverage, first steps on a crypto exchange.

• Trading and Investing Calculators: Position Size, Liquidation, Fees — Free calculators for traders and investors: position size, liquidation price, risk/reward, fees and compound interest. They run in your browser, no sign-up needed.
• Position Size Calculator: How Much to Buy at 1–2% Risk — Free position size calculator for trading: enter your account balance, risk per trade, entry price and stop-loss to find out how big your position should be.
• Liquidation Calculator: How Far the Price Can Move Before Your Position Is Closed — Liquidation price calculator for leveraged trading: enter the entry price, leverage and direction to see how many percent the price has to move for your position to be closed.
• Risk/Reward Calculator: What Win Rate You Need to Stay Out of the Red — Risk/reward (R:R) ratio calculator: enter your entry, stop-loss and take-profit to see the ratio and the minimum share of winning trades needed to break even.
• Trading Fee Calculator: How Much Goes to the Exchange Each Month — Trading fee calculator: enter your trade size, the exchange fee and the number of trades to see how much you pay per month and what share of your account it eats up.
• Compound Interest Calculator with Contributions: How Compounding Works — Compound interest calculator with monthly contributions: enter the amount, contributions, term and your own rate to see how compounding works. No return forecasts.
• Drawdown Calculator: How Much You Need to Recover After a Loss — Drawdown and recovery calculator: enter the size of your loss to see how many percent your account needs to grow to get back to the starting amount. With a table and examples.
• DCA Calculator: Average Price with Regular Purchases — Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) calculator: enter your purchase amount and prices by period to see your average entry price, how much of the asset you hold and the position’s value at the current price.
• PnL Calculator: Profit and Loss on a Trade With and Without Leverage — PnL calculator for trading: enter your margin, leverage, entry and exit price and direction to see your profit or loss in dollars and as a percentage of margin.
• Beginner’s Guide to Investing and Trading: Everything in One Place — Beginner’s guide: step-by-step instructions, comparisons, calculators, a glossary and free lessons on investing, trading and crypto — all on one page.
• How to Open a Crypto Exchange Account: Step-by-Step for Beginners — How to sign up on a crypto exchange from scratch: registration, verification, account security, deposits and your first trade with a stop-loss. Step by step.
• How to Buy Your First Crypto: A Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide — How to buy Bitcoin or other crypto as a beginner: where to buy, how to fund your account, which order to use, why you need a stop-loss and where to store it.
• How to Secure Your Crypto Exchange Account: 2FA, Anti-Phishing, Scams — How to secure your crypto exchange account: two-factor authentication, anti-phishing code, withdrawal whitelist and the most common scams that cost people money
• What Is Leverage in Trading? Why It Wipes Out Accounts Faster — What leverage in trading is, how it magnifies both profits and losses, what liquidation means, and why beginners are better off starting with no leverage.
• How to Calculate Position Size: The Risk-Per-Trade Formula — How to calculate position size in trading from your risk and stop-loss: a simple formula, examples for stocks and crypto, and the most common beginner mistakes.
• Spot vs Futures in Crypto: What's the Difference and Where to Start — How spot trading differs from futures on a crypto exchange: asset ownership, leverage, liquidation and funding rates. Which one a beginner should choose.
• What Is USDT? Stablecoins Explained Simply for Beginners — What USDT and other stablecoins are, why you need them on a crypto exchange, what risks they carry, and how to safely send USDT across blockchain networks.
• What Is a Trailing Stop? How It Works and When to Use It — What a trailing stop is, how it differs from a regular stop-loss, how to choose the trailing distance and when to use it. A simple worked example for beginners.
• Market vs Limit vs Stop Orders: Order Types Explained for Beginners — Exchange order types explained simply: market, limit, stop-loss, stop-limit, take-profit and OCO. What slippage is and which order type a beginner should use.
• How to Start Investing in 2026: A Step-by-Step Plan for Beginners — How to start investing in 2026: emergency fund, goals and time horizon, choosing a broker, your first amount, a simple portfolio and regular top-ups.
• Crypto for Beginners in 2026: How to Start Without Losing Money — Crypto for beginners in 2026: what it is, where to start, how to pick an exchange, buy your first coin, store it safely and avoid common mistakes and scams.
• 7 Rules to Avoid Losing Money on an Exchange in Your First Year — How beginners can avoid losing money on an exchange: 7 rules — stop-loss, position sizing, no leverage, scam protection, a journal and emotional control.
• Trading and Investing Glossary: 100 Terms in Plain English — A trading, investing, and crypto glossary in plain English: spread, liquidity, margin call, DCA, staking, RSI, and 90 more terms with beginner examples.
• How to Buy Crypto: Step-by-Step Guides for 45 Popular Coins — Step-by-step guides on how to buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, TON, XRP, and 40 more coins: what they are, their risks, where to store them, how to avoid scams.