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Diploma in share trading and investment programme

  • The Opening Bell

    When studying any subject matter, it is first necessary to ask the questions of who, what, when, where and why. In our introductory lesson, we will plan our educational journey while learning the basics of what we need to know to become profitable traders.

  • Leverage, Margin & all the Jargon

    In lesson 2, we will learn to talk like trading professionals. Whether its running with bulls or winners, we need to know the terms used in the trading world, to both trade effectively and get to the point. You will learn all the key terms and concepts that you need to begin in the world of trading.

  • Let the Trading Begin

    Text books will only get you so far and you will reach a point where there is no better way to learn than “to do”. In this lesson, we will show you how to navigate your very own demo trading platform and to start practicing with no risk immediately. This is where your live dynamic really kicks in and makes for a fun and educational experience.

  • Candlesticks – Shedding Light on Opportunities

    In order find opportunities we need an efficient way of measuring price - right? Well, charts allow us to do just that. As technical traders, we use Japanese Candlesticks, a very simple and effective style of charting. This lesson will introduce you to price action, reading candlestick charts, doji, engulfing pattern formations, counter retail trading and many other tools you will need to learn to trade successfully.

  • Technical Charting 101

    Expanding upon lesson 3, you will learn to develop your technical skills like, finding and utilizing channels and trend trading techniques; highlighting breakouts, support and resistance, with counter retail strategic entry and exit techniques for each trade made. This is very much where the ‘how to’ begins.

  • Becoming a Counter Retail Trader

    This lesson brings together all the previous Technical Analysis lessons, focusing on methods of finding Counter Retail Trading opportunities - our speciality. This includes an examination of moving averages, simple & exponential; all focused on attempting to find that confirmation we need to trade profitably. This lesson is not to be missed.

  • Psychology of Real World Trading

    Often overlooked in other trading courses, we do not ignore the importance of a good mental state that is required to trade successfully. Real life explanations and examples of the difficulties which real traders face each day are discussed. Practical steps are illustrated to reduce the psychological difficulties faced by real traders and how you will mitigate those using our own in-house developed software. This is when everything really comes together.

  • Protecting your Capital

    Trading, like all other forms of investing, carries risk. It is through that very risk that profits may flow. An understanding of the interconnected and inseparable nature of risk and return is fundamental to profitable trading. Making money is one thing, keeping it is another.

Intermediate in share trading and investment programme

  • Risk Management & Position Sizing - Part 1

    Risk management is one of the most important topics you will ever learn about trading. We are essentially in the business of making money, and in order to make money we have to learn how to manage risk. Gavin will show you the main aspects to protecting your capital before you learn how to grow your capital.

  • Risk Management & Position Sizing - Part 1 - Application

    In this application you will learn the importance of participating in the market like a professional trader instead of a gambler. Uneducated traders don’t consider the importance of sizing up trades to manage their overall risk exposure on each and every trade. In this application you will learn how to calculate risk exposure on individual trades.

  • Risk Management & Position Sizing - Part 1

    A stop loss is the forefront of risk management. It is an essential tool when it comes to managing ones risk on each and every trade you place. Often, uneducated trades will place their stop loss levels in random places in the market and risk losing trades unnecessarily. In this lesson you will learn exactly how to calculate where the best level in the market your stop loss should be placed as weighted to a specific risk tolerance on your overall accounts value.

  • Risk Management & Position Sizing - Part 1 - Application

    In this application you will learn the formulation of the 2ATR stop loss value. You will also learn how the Ultimate Trade sizer magically calculates the position sizes we need, automatically in real time.

  • Portfolio Risk Management - Part 1

    Making money from the market is also weighted on our Reward to Risk ratios. Ensuring that we are moving two steps forward when we win and only risk moving one step back when we loose will help set us in good stead. This lesson will cover multiple scenarios to help you understand everything you need to know with regards to maximizing profits and minimizing risk.

  • Portfolio Risk Management - Part 1 - Application

    Our ability to make more money when we are right and lose less when we are wrong is a method that must be perfected. This strategy is defined and practically approached in this application. Having the right mindset to do this consistently is imperative too which is why the winner vs loser mentality will be an elaboration throughout the teachings in this video.

  • Portfolio Risk Management - Part 1

    Every wondered how to scale into a trade, or add trades on to a trade that is running well in profit? In this lesson you will learn how to do just that! To do this successfully you must have a confident understanding of the risk pyramid so that when you add onto positions in the market you have a confident ability to adjust your risk exposure at the same time.

  • Portfolio Risk Management - Part 1 - Application

    It's one thing having the theoretical understanding that you can increase your position in the market when a trade is running well but at what exact moment is taking this action appropriate? Ensuring you have a profit cushion below you before adding onto trades is very important. In this application you will learn how to practically read the market conditions hand in hand with the performance of your open trades to determine if the conditions are right.

Advanced in share trading and investment programme

  • Entry Techniques - Part 1

    Understanding how to execute a well established strategy is extremely important. A great trading strategy can be rendered useless if it isn’t executed properly. This lesson will underline the most important aspects to the strategy you will be learning how to trade with. We will mainly be focusing on the EWT and SMS signals that you get from the UTP Indicator and how to ensure all the guidelines are met when using them to trade with.

  • Entry Techniques - Part 1 - Application

    This application is dedicated to teaching you how to put theory to practice. Please only complete this application once you have completed Lesson 3 Part 1.

  • Entry Techniques - Part 2

    Having trust in your own ability to rely on a strategy is imperative for success to be accomplished in trading. Many people have a fantastic trading strategy at their disposal but never find success because they just bend the rules and guidelines to suite themselves. This lesson is dedicated to ensuring you know all the most important aspects to what makes the UTP indicator a great tool to your trading arsenal.

  • Entry Techniques - Part 2 - Application

    This application is aimed at perfecting our entries into trades and how we build a justifiable case to execute a trade. Building a case before reacting to a signal is very important and understanding the specific analysis that must be conducted is what we cover in this application. Make sure you take tons of notes because there is extremely important information that you will need to remember for a life time moving on from here.

  • Exit Techniques - Part 1

    It’s one thing being able to get into trade setups effectively but if you don’t manage that trade properly and exit at the right time, then you might loose out on capitalizing the full value of the opportunity. This lesson will give you insight into effective open trade management

  • Exit Techniques - Part 1 - Application

    This application is dedicated to showing you how to react to the trading suggestions made by the UTP indicator. Please ensure that you only make the effort to watch this application once you have completed Lesson 4 Part 1.

  • Exit Techniques - Part 2

    How do you know exactly when to get out of a trade? Well the answer is simple, strategy strategy strategy! A great strategy is not only important for getting into trades but also for getting out of them. This lesson will be focused on teaching you the important strategies you need to incorporate with the UTP indicator when maximizing profitable potential and protecting downside.

  • Exit Techniques - Part 2 - Application

    In this application we will be exploring the potential of maximizing reward to risk potential and how holding onto trades and just letting the market do all the work can be so beneficial for you. Always remember that you will inevitably be winning and also losing trades but when you win you want to take 2 steps forward whilst only ever risking 1 step back when you loose.

Proficient in share trading and investment programme

  • Portfolio Selection - Part 1

    Diversification in trading is crucial. By diversifying our portfolios we can spread our risk and protect ourselves from being too affected by fundamental influences. This lesson is dedicated to explaining the importance of portfolio diversity and where you can begin.

  • Portfolio Selection - Part 1 - Application

    Application is essential. Throughout this lesson series we will dedicate each application to practicing the approach you should take to the charts when looking for valid trade opportunity. It all starts with understanding how to identify a ranging zone, if you can do this successfully then everything else will fall into place when using the UTP Indicator.

  • Portfolio Selection - Part 2

    Executing a trade might be one of the easiest things for you to do at this point but don’t get it wrong, that’s not where the wheel stops turning. You need to make sure that your approach to managing an open trade is as strict as the guidelines that lead you to confirming the entry in the first place. This lesson is dedicated to helping you understand the important aspects towards holistic trade management.

  • Portfolio Selection - Part 2 - Application

    Application is essential. Throughout this lesson series we will dedicate each application to practicing the approach you should take to the charts when looking for valid trade opportunity. It all starts with understanding how to identify a ranging zone, if you can do this successfully then everything else will fall into place when using the UTP Indicator.

  • UTP Application - Part 1

    This lesson has been designed to help you follow a strict set of rules and guidelines in your daily approach to trading successfully. Make sure you take as many notes as possible throughout this lesson because this will dictate your blueprint moving forward.

  • UTP Application - Part 1 - Application

    Application is essential. Throughout this lesson series we will dedicate each application to practicing the approach you should take to the charts when looking for valid trade opportunity. It all starts with understanding how to identify a ranging zone, if you can do this successfully then everything else will fall into place when using the UTP Indicator.

  • UTP Application - Part 2

    There has been lots of information shared with you over the past couple of lessons that is very important for you to adhere to and implement systematically every day. In this lesson we will cover what those specific details are so that you know exactly how to move onward with confidence each day.

  • UTP Application - Part 2 - Application

    Application is essential. Throughout this lesson series we will dedicate each application to practicing the approach you should take to the charts when looking for valid trade opportunity. It all starts with understanding how to identify a ranging zone, if you can do this successfully then everything else will fall into place when using the UTP Indicator.

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I enrolled on the 10 part online Foundation Course with Shaw academy, covering financial trading. All the basics, including Forex, stocks and indices and interpreting Japanese candlesticks charts were covered in great detail.

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I am really enjoying The Foundation Trading Course. So far i would say it is the best of its kind for any potential trader because the lessons are such that it is helpful to new traders.

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This review is for the Foundation Trading Programme. Great course, to help understand the way markets work.

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