What we do
VividPip is an information site about exchanges and the markets they run: the foreign exchange market, gold, stocks, commodities and cryptocurrency. We publish live market-hours status, plain-English guides to how exchanges, brokers and order types work, and free calculators for pip value, position size, margin and crypto profit. Everything on the site is free to read and use, and nothing requires an account.
Our focus is forex and gold, because those are the markets where small numbers do the most damage. A trader who does not understand what a pip is worth, or how much margin a position locks up, can lose a large share of an account on a move that looks tiny on a chart. Most of our guides, and all of our calculators, exist to make those numbers visible before any money is at risk.
What we are not
We want to be completely clear about this, because the financial world is full of websites pretending to be something they are not:
- VividPip is not itself an exchange, broker, bank or investment adviser. We write about exchanges; we do not operate one.
- You cannot open an account, deposit money or place trades on this website.
- We never hold, manage or ask for anyone's money, and we never ask for passwords, seed phrases or identity documents.
- We do not recommend specific brokers, coins or stocks, and we do not give personal financial advice.
If anyone contacts you claiming to represent VividPip and offers to trade or invest on your behalf, it is fraud. Our guide to spotting trading scams explains the warning signs and where to report it.
Who the site is for
We write for people who are curious about markets and would rather understand them properly than follow tips: beginners working out what a currency pair is, long-term investors who want to know how an index fund is built, and people who have been offered a "trading opportunity" and want to check whether it makes sense.
How we write
Every guide starts from primary sources wherever they exist: central banks, market regulators, exchange rulebooks and official data. Where we give a number, such as a leverage limit or a market statistic, we say where it comes from. Where a figure varies from one provider to another, such as spreads or contract sizes, we say so rather than inventing a typical value. Our editorial policy explains the process in full, including how we use AI writing tools and how to report a mistake.
Contact
Questions, corrections and suggestions are welcome. See our contact page. Please remember we cannot help with problems at a broker or exchange, because we are not one.