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Crypto trading guide

Eight plain-language guides for traders who want to understand crypto before risking money: how spot, futures and CFDs differ, how leverage and liquidation work, what funding costs, how to size positions, how ICT concepts look on Bitcoin, when the market is busiest, what the halving changes and how to send stablecoins safely.

The guides

1. Crypto trading basicsCrypto trading basics in plain words: spot vs futures vs CFDs, market, limit and stop orders, maker and taker fees, and what one trade really costs.2. Leverage, margin and liquidationHow crypto leverage works: initial and maintenance margin, isolated vs cross, mark price, and how the liquidation price is calculated, with a worked example.3. Funding rates explainedThe funding rate on perpetual futures: why longs pay shorts or the other way round, the cost per day and per year, and what it says about positioning.4. Crypto risk managementCrypto risk management: position size from the stop loss, the 1-2% rule, stops that respect volatility, correlated coins and a daily loss limit.5. ICT concepts on BitcoinICT smart money concepts on Bitcoin: order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps and killzones in a 24/7 market, with drawings and an example.6. Crypto market hoursCrypto trades 24/7, but not evenly: the busiest hours in UTC, PKT, IST, WAT, SAST and GST, quiet weekends, the CME Bitcoin futures gap and CFD weekend rules.7. Bitcoin halving and cyclesWhat the Bitcoin halving is, the dates of all four halvings, how new supply shrinks towards the 21 million cap, and what past cycles can and cannot tell you.8. Stablecoins and networksStablecoins explained: USDT and USDC, the TRC20, BEP20, ERC20 and Base networks, network fees, how to send without losing funds, and the scams to avoid.

In Hindi and Urdu (हिन्दी · اردو): Crypto trading basics: हिन्दी · اردو; Leverage, margin and liquidation: हिन्दी · اردو; Crypto risk management: हिन्दी · اردو.

Free crypto tools

Free trading tools →Position size, liquidation, funding and profit calculators, free.Pay with USDT →ICC Terminal plans accept USDT (TRC20, BEP20) and USDC on Base.

Questions

Is this crypto guide free?

Yes. All eight guides and the calculators are free and need no account.

Do you give crypto signals or price predictions?

No. ICC Terminal explains how markets and tools work; it does not give signals, predictions or coin tips.

Do you recommend an exchange?

No. The guides are exchange-neutral and ICC Terminal has no exchange partnerships or affiliate links.

Where should a beginner start?

With guide 1 (spot, futures and CFDs), then guide 4 on risk management before using any leverage.

Also on ICC Terminal: the free trading calculators, the COT report this week (including CME Bitcoin futures positioning), the free COT course and the blog.

Education only, not financial or investment advice. No signals, no price predictions, no exchange promotion. © ICC Terminal.