Crypto and Forex Fundamentals

Why learn both crypto and forex?

• Short note on different assets and practical uses.
  Markets & pairs

• What a market is (buyers/sellers, liquidity).

• Currency pairs vs. crypto pairs: base/quote explained with two examples.
  Liquidity & volatility

• How liquidity affects spread and slippage.

• Why crypto can be more volatile and what that means for execution.
  Orders & execution basics

• Market, limit, stop orders — short plain-English examples of when to use each.

• Concept of spread and slippage (what to expect on volatile moves).
  Participants & platforms

• Brokers, exchanges, retail traders, liquidity providers — who does what.
  Practical mini-demo (steps to try on demo)

• Open a demo account, find a symbol (EURUSD or BTCUSD), place a small market order, then a limit order; observe spread and execution differences.
  Next step for students

• Try the demo trade above and capture one screenshot of an executed market order and one of a limit order for submission or personal notes.