Trading Safely

The only way to profit from financial trading is by ensuring you don’t lose your entire deposit at the outset. We will explore some techniques and habits you should adopt to get the maximum benefit from your investment. We will learn about margin, equity, leverage and balance, and how these should be constantly monitored to […]

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The only way to profit from financial trading is by ensuring you don’t lose your entire deposit at the outset. We will explore some techniques and habits you should adopt to get the maximum benefit from your investment. We will learn about margin, equity, leverage and balance, and how these should be constantly monitored to avoid surprises. We will discover the added value of financial analysis, and how to manage risk in a manner that no matter what we trade in, the outcome will not be terminal.

What We Will Learn

  • How margin and equity interact, and how leverage influences both.
  • The various forms of financial analysis available to us and how they complement each other.
  • How to manage risk, using market orders and profit/loss monitoring

Level

  • Intermediate

Pre-requisites (recommended)

Keeping Balance & Equity in Check

1
Balance – Video
3 minutes
2
Balancing our Equity – Article
3 minutes
3
Balance – Quiz
2 questions

Monitoring Margin & Leverage

1
Margin & Leverage – video
5 minutes
2
Leveraging the Margin – Article
4 minutes
3
Margin – Quiz
3 questions

Investing vs. Trading vs. Going Blind

1
Investing, Trading & Going Blind – Video
3 minutes
2
Investing, Trading – Article
5 minutes
3
Investing – Quiz
4 questions

Limiting Risk & Maximizing Profit with Market Orders

1
Market Orders – Video
6 minutes
2
Ordering Positions – Article
5 minutes
3
Market Orders – Quiz
4 questions

Analyzing Markets - Forestalling Pitfalls

1
An introduction to financial analysis – Video
4 minutes
2
Analyze This! An introduction to financial analysis – Article
3 minutes
3
Introduction to Market Analysis – Quiz
3 questions

How to Manage Risk in a Risky Environment

1
Risk Management – Video
4 minutes
2
Managing Risk, Reaping Reward – Article
3 minutes
3
Risk Management – Quiz
2 questions

How to Trade - Set up an Account

1
Set up your Trading Account
6 minutes

The only way to master your trading is to practice what you just learnt.

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