Level 1
Forex Foundations
Forex: Zero to Professional — this level has 11 sections.
1▶Derivative Market
Introduces derivative markets and explains the basic idea of trading financial contracts.
2▶CFD (Contract for Difference)
Explains CFDs, how they work, and how traders can trade price movements without owning the underlying asset.
3▶Market Participants in Forex Trading
Introduces the major participants in the Forex market: central banks, commercial banks, institutions, corporations, brokers and retail traders.
4▶Understanding Forex Brokers and Their Types
Explains how Forex brokers operate, including DD/NDD, A-Book/B-Book, STP, ECN, and what to consider when choosing a broker.
5▶Understanding Currency Pairs (Trading Instruments)
Explains what we actually trade: currency pairs, base and quote currencies, and other trading instruments.
6▶Position Sizing, Order Types and Placing Your Trades
Introduces lot sizes, position sizing, market and pending orders, SL/TP, and the practical process of placing a trade.
7▶Leverage and Margin
Explains leverage, margin, free margin, margin level, margin calls and stop-outs.
8▶Global Trading Time Sessions
Introduces the Asian, London and New York sessions, session overlaps, and how market activity changes through the day.
9▶Trading Account Types
Explains Demo vs Real accounts and the different types of trading accounts traders may encounter.
10▶Prop Firms
Introduces proprietary trading firms, evaluations, funded accounts, trading rules and the basic prop-firm model.
11▶Trading Platforms
Introduces the main platforms used for charting and execution: MetaTrader, cTrader and TradingView.