Module 1
Module 1 — Getting Started: Understanding Financial Markets
The first steps from what a market is to becoming a trader: market structure, the mechanics of a trade, risk and edge, discipline.
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Section 1 — Understanding the Market
- An Introduction to the GLADIO Trading Course
- How Financial Markets Work
- Forex, Index, Crypto and Commodity Markets
- What Are Spot, Futures and CFDs?
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Section 2 — The Mechanics of a Trade
- Lots, Contracts, Pips, Points and Ticks
- Long, Short and Order Types
- Spread, Commission, Slippage and How Brokers Work
- Leverage, Margin and Account Management
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Section 3 — Risk and Edge
- Risk Management and Position Sizing
- Risk/Reward, Win Rate, Drawdown and Expectancy
- What Is an Edge in Trading? Is Trading Gambling?
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Section 4 — Becoming a Trader
- Using TradingView and MetaTrader 5
- An Introduction to Technical Analysis and Popular Concepts
- Trading Psychology and the Mistakes New Traders Make
- Backtesting, Forward Testing, the Journal and the Improvement Process