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    Foundations

    Everything you need to place your first trade competently.

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    Trading is risky. Your capital is at risk.
    • Market mechanics
    • Risk management
    • Your first trade
    • Technical analysis
    • Fundamental analysis
    • Trading psychology

    Master the essentials

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    Course 2 - Market mechanics

    Account types

    Pips, points and price quotes

    2

    Lots and position sizes

    2

    Leverage and margin in practice

    2

    Order types: market, limit, stop, stop-loss and take-profit

    2

    The real cost of a trade: spreads, swaps and commissions

    2

    Reading a price chart: candlesticks and timeframes

    2

    Market sessions: when markets open and when to trade

    2

    Using the margin calculator

    Course 3 - Risk management

    Account types

    What is trading and how does it work?

    2

    Investing vs trading: what's the difference?

    2

    Markets 101: forex, indices, commodities, metals and crypto

    2

    How traders make money: bid, ask, spread, long and short

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    What is a CFD (and what you're actually trading)

    2

    CFD vs spot trading: what's the difference?

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    Trading styles: scalping, day, swing and position

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    Is trading right for you? Time, capital, risk and expectations

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