LESSON 02 ~12 MIN · AT YOUR OWN PACE
What can you trade?
The difference between stocks, forex, gold and crypto. Learn the symbols too.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Do you remember what you read?
Four practice questions. Turn on JavaScript for the interactive quiz.
- What does a stock usually represent?
- A share of ownership in a company
- Always a fixed interest
- A piece of gold
- What does EUR/USD at 1.1000 mean?
- 1 USD = 1.10 EUR
- 1 EUR = 1.10 USD
- Profit of 1.10 USD
- When you see an XAU/USD chart, what is not certain?
- The quote is in USD
- XAU is linked to gold
- You have bought physical gold
- After reading this introduction to crypto, what is the right way to think about Nepal?
- Trading is automatically legal
- Understand the NRB ban; do not take learning as permission to trade
- It is legal if you download an app
Sources and further reading
Sources in English · Content reviewed on 28 September 2026. We made the examples for learning; they are not broker recommendations.
Investor.gov · Stocks (opens in a new tab)OANDA · What XAU/USD means (opens in a new tab)CFTC · Forex and risk (opens in a new tab)Investor.gov · Crypto risks (opens in a new tab)Nepal Rastra Bank · Cryptocurrency FAQ (opens in a new tab)