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Forex Curriculum 

Our Forex program is an interactive personalized online session with a trading professional which allows you to learn from anywhere around the world at times that are convenient for you. This program is available as a private 14-week course or as a group session.

After completing the course, you will receive a certificate of completion as a certified Forex trader.

These are some of the topics covered in our Forex program:

Forex A to Z

Birth of the modern Forex market

What is Forex?

Opening hours

Who takes part to Forex Market?

How are exchange rate determined?

Differences between Forex and Equity trading

   -   Speculative not investment

   -   Not based on material property

   -   Trading equity is more expensive

Why currency traders do not care about recession?

Is return on investment achievable ?

Main currency

   -  USD

   -  Euro

   -  Yen

   -  British Pound

Drivers of Forex market

   -  Economic Growth

   -  Interest rates

   -  Trade balance

   -  Political Stability

Main technical indicators

   -  Moving average

   -  Bollinger Bands

   -  Relative strength index

   -  Stochastical Analysis

   -  Fibonacci

Indicators and Patterns

Line Charts

Bar Charts

Candelstrick Charts

Support and resistance

Trend

Triangle Patterns

   -  Symmetrical

   -  Ascending

   -  Descending

Head and Shoulders Pattern

Double Top

Engulfing Pattern

Ichimoku cloud bounce

Forex Technical Strategies

  • Intra-day trading

  • Intraweek trading

  • Trend Trading

  • Range Trading

  • News Trading

  • Scalping

  • Breakout Strategy

  • Bet against breakout

  • Exit strategy

Trader Psychology

  • The Importance of trading rules

  • Avoid revenge-trading and over-trading

  • Greed

  • Fear

  • Euphoria

  • Panic

  • Fear of Missing Out

Risk Management

  • Risk per trade ( no more than x% of total capital, limit risk rate to x%)

  • Overall exposure

  • Stop-loss and take-profit

  • Expected return

  • Limit us of leverage Diversification

  • Option Hedge

  • Trading Journal

Advanced Currency trading strategies

  • Fibonacci Trading

  • Candle strategy

  • Trend Line trading strategy

  • Heikin-Ashi two bar strategy

  • Ikh-Ha strategy

  • Forex Option

  • Position trading

  • Running a successful Forex Business

  • The Syllabus is only used for University/College purposes

FOREX 14-WEEK COURSE

Week 1

Introduction to Forex

  • What is Forex?
  • Birth of the modern Forex market
  • Opening hours
  • Who takes part in the Forex Market?
  • How are exchange rates determined?

Week 3

Forex Market Structure

  • Main currencies (USD, Euro, Yen, British Pound)
  • Drivers of the Forex Market: Economic Growth, Interest Rates, Trade Balance, Political Stability

Week 5

Intermediate Chart Patterns

  • Triangle Patterns: Symmetrical, Ascending, Descending
  • Head and Shoulders Pattern
  • Double Top
  • Engulfing Pattern
  • Ichimoku Cloud Bounce

Week 7

Technical Indicators – Part 2

  • RSI (Relative Strength Index)
  • Stochastic Analysis
  • Fibonacci Retracement

Week 9

Technical Strategies – Part 2

  • Range Trading
  • News Trading
  • Scalping

Week 11

Trader Psychology

  • Importance of trading rules
  • Avoid revenge trading and overtrading
  • Emotions: Greed, Fear, Euphoria, Panic
  • FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)

Week 13

Advanced Strategies – Part 1

  • Fibonacci Trading
  • Candle Strategy
  • Trend Line Trading
  • Heikin-Ashi Two Bar Strategy
  • Ichimoku-Kinko-Hyo (Ikh-Ha Strategy)

Week 2

Forex vs Equity Trading

  • Speculative vs investment
  • Not based on material property
  • Trading equity is more expensive
  • Why currency traders don’t care about recession?
  • Is return on investment achievable?

Week 4

Forex Charts and Basic Patterns

  • Line Charts
  • Bar Charts
  • Candlestick Charts
  • Support and Resistance
  • Trend Lines

Week 6

Technical Indicators – Part 1

  • Moving Averages
  • Bollinger Bands

Week 8

Technical Strategies – Part 1

  • Intra-day Trading
  • Intraweek Trading
  • Trend Trading

Week 10

Technical Strategies – Part 3

  • Breakout Strategy
  • Betting Against Breakout
  • Exit Strategies

Week 12

Risk Management

  • Risk per trade
  • Exposure and leverage
  • Stop-loss and take-profit
  • Expected return
  • Diversification
  • Option hedge
  • Trading journal

Week 14

Advanced Strategies – Part 2

  • Forex Options
  • Position Trading
  • Running a Forex Business
  • Trading simulation or project
  • Final Review
*The Syllabus is only used for University/College purposes 

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