Market Foundations + Forex Mechanics
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The Basics
What a market is, what pairs are, how prices are quoted, who the players are.
- 1.What a financial market isAfter this lesson, you will be able to explain what a financial market is and why supply and demand move prices.3 minNext
- 2.Currency pairs explainedIdentify base and quote currencies in any forex pair.3 minPreview
- 3.What is a pip?Calculate pip values across forex pairs incl JPY-special case.3 minPreview
- 4.Lot sizes (standard, mini, micro, nano)Match lot size to account size.3 minPreview
- 5.Leverage and margin — the mathCalculate required margin and understand liquidation distance.3 minPreview
- 6.The bid-ask spreadExplain why brokers show two prices and what the gap costs you.3 minPreview
- 7.Order typesPick the right order for each scenario.3 minPreview
- 8.Sessions (Sydney, Tokyo, London, NY)Map session opens to pair behavior.3 minPreview
- 9.Reading a broker statementDecode every line item on a typical broker statement.3 minPreview
- 10.Asset classes overviewMap asset classes to trading characteristics.3 minPreview
- Chapter 2Preview9 lessons
How Prices Move
The actual mechanism behind every chart move — supply and demand reframed.
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- Chapter 3Preview7 lessons
Charts 101
Reading a chart for the first time — line, bar, candle, timeframes, anatomy.
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- Chapter 4Preview10 lessons
Reading Candles
The 12 most-talked-about candle patterns with honest statistical reality.
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- Chapter 5Preview10 lessons
Trends and Market Structure
How to tell uptrend from downtrend from range without indicators.
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- Chapter 6Preview9 lessons
Support and Resistance
Where price reacts and why levels work — and when they don't.
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- Chapter 7Preview9 lessons
Risk Management Math
The math that keeps your account alive. Capital-constrained $500 baseline.
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- Chapter 8Preview9 lessons
Brokers and Execution
Choosing a broker, understanding the regulator, what to verify.
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- Chapter 9Preview9 lessons
US-Specific Trader Path
Rules global content ignores that matter for US retail.
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- Chapter 10Preview10 lessons
Global Trader Path
Trading from outside the US — regional realities and Sharia-compliance.
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- Chapter 11Preview9 lessons
Demo Discipline
The 90-day demo rule and how to actually learn from practice.
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First Live Trade
From demo-graduate to first $500-account live trade.
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