Trading Foundations
Learn the basics of chart reading, trade planning, risk management, and reviewing your decisions.
No previous trading experience is required. Use a demo account for the practical exercises.
Trading involves risk. Completing this course does not guarantee profits.
Your learning path.
Understanding Trading and Risk
By the end of this lesson, you should understand the difference between a market prediction and a trading plan.
Read lesson02Reading Charts and Timeframes
A price chart shows how an instrument’s price changes over time. In this lesson, you’ll learn to read basic candlesticks and compare timeframes.
Read lesson03Identifying Market Structure
Market structure describes how price moves through highs and lows. It helps you describe a chart’s direction without assuming what will happen next.
Read lesson04Building a Trading Plan
A trading plan defines your decisions before you enter a trade. It turns a general market opinion into rules you can practise and review.
Read lesson05Position Sizing and Managing Exposure
Position sizing means choosing how much exposure to take. The same price movement can produce very different gains or losses depending on position size and the product’s contract specifications.
Read lesson06Keeping a Trading Journal
A trading journal records your decisions, actions, and results. It helps you identify patterns in your behaviour and assess whether you followed your rules.
Read lessonBegin with the first lesson and work through the course in order. Complete the exercises and check your answers using each lesson’s answer key. These are written self-checks; answers and progress are not automatically saved.