If the movie Wall Street is anything to go by, dealing with money is tricky business. Get the right education before you get into it. 

Pay $38 for a four-week online financial foundation trading course with the Academy of Financial Trading and get the knowledge you need to trade the markets.

The Academy of Financial Training was established with an aim to provide excellent courses without the need for the trader to attend multiple 'levels' and spend even more money. Offering ongoing support and advice, their team are able to tailor the financial foundation trading course to your needs and level of experience. Your four week online financial foundation trading programme includes ten valuable lessons including:

• Lesson 1: Why, What and Who

This lesson covers why to trade, what to trade and who else is trading. These three headings are invaluable to understand before moving forward.

• Lesson 2: Fundamental Analysis and Setting up a Practice Trading Account

What is it and how is it used? You'll also examine how this heading can harm the new trader when improperly understood.

• Lesson 3: Leverage

Most new traders struggle to understand or appreciate leverage - without understanding the risks associated with leverage one should not be using it.

• Lesson 4: Technical Analysis

Summed up in one sentence - see, accept, trade. This is trading what is in front of you not what a pundit predicts. You'll also examine some straightforward trading techniques.

• Lesson 5: Reading Candlestick Charts and Pattern Formations

This is trading what is in front of you not what you or a pundit predicts.

• Lesson 6: Technical Channel and Trend Trading Techniques 

Learn how to avoid 'the newbie' trades. Here you'll focus on techniques highlighting entries and exits for each trade made.

• Lesson 7: News Trading 

A completely different technical trading technique is discussed following scheduled economic news announcements. 

• Lesson 8: Counter-Retail Trading Techniques 

Building on the previous technical lessons this session focuses on how to both avoid and exploit the mistakes that typical retail traders make. 

• Lesson 9: Risk Management 

Risk generates return. Risk Management minimises exposure whilst attempting to maximise gains. 

• Lesson 10: Psychology, Time Periods & Journaling 

Creating the right mind-set to be a trader rather than a gambler. 

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