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ACADEMY OF FINANCIAL TRADING

Who is an ideal candidate to participate in our Foundation Trading Programme ?

Foundation Trading Programme

An experienced trader who has lost his way?

A novice looking for direction?

Inexperienced but looking to find out more about the Financial Markets

and how they work?

A student looking to put some of the theory you are learning into practice and/or potentially show

your dedication to making a career in this sector?

Retiring and keen to be kept aware of the markets and how they might impact you?

Interested in a secondary income stream?

Tired of the empty promises from brokerages and / or other educators?

Getting lost in the technical jargon of trading?

In need of support from experienced successful traders?

Lacking the discipline to trade successfully?

Lacking a proven trading strategy?

Lacking a correct risk management procedure?

Hoping to start trading but simply do not know where to start?

If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes”, then our Foundation Trading Programme is suited to you.

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Programme Cost: € 495

Course Outline

10 x 1hr Live Training ModulesClasses are conducted live Tuesdays & Thursdays, and on the first and third Wednesday from 12pm

to 1pm over four weeks. See course summary below.

Recordings of all Education Materials for repeat viewing All registered attendees receive access to the recorded version of each module within

24 hours of each live lesson. These can be accessed as often as necessary for 1 month.

One-to-One Post Course Evaluation SessionA private, individually tailored session with a professional trader to discuss progression and the next

stage of your trading journey.

Weekly Self – AssessmentA quiz will be made available every week with questions relating to previous sessions.

This is an extremely useful tool to monitor progress and highlight any outstanding queries.

Access to Free Practice Trading AccountPut the theory to the test and learn how to get access and configure a free practice Metatrader trading

account with a broad range of instruments to trade and live data feeds

Certificate of CompletionUpon completion of this course all attendees will be issued a Certificate of Completion.


PACKAGE INCLUDES :

LESSON I An Introduction to the Main Market Participants

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Summary of Course Content

“ After 25 years in the Financial Services sector (Barclays) I was a little sceptical prior to sitting the Foundation Course. In retrospect I needn’t have been. I'm delighted with every aspect and have absolutely no hesitation in recommending to anyone seeking a future in this field.

After the outstanding professionalism throughout the Foundation, I had no hesitation in enrolling for the Ultimate Programme. For anyone reading this, the UTP course content is sizable and requires your full commit-ment. If you dedicate your time you will learn specific techniques for long term technical trading and the paramount risk management strategy attached. You will learn where to enter specific trades, when to get out, how to maximise profits and minimise losses.

The subject matter is extensive with in-depth study across a wide span of markets. The videos play a vital role here in grasping concepts and aiding development. James, may I express my sincere thanks for your wonderful support, responding to all questions, both real-time during webinars and by email & phone. I cannot endorse you highly enough! Keep up the good work guys! ” Craig B.

Why Trade?The old buy and hold style of trading which made the inex-

perienced look like trading “experts” up until the advent of

the global crisis in 2008 aren’t working now, as many who

bought and sat on bank shares would now agree. CFD’s

offer the trader the opportunity to go short as well as long.

With the current state of the global markets, there are a

huge amount of both buying and selling opportunities that

are discussed

Who Else is Trading?In almost all other areas of business and trade, partici-

pants like to have an understanding of who the other

participants are. In trading most traders don’t consider and

don’t know who else is trading and who the most dominant

parties are. With this in mind new traders learn how to

swim with the tide and avoid trading against the market

movers.

What to Trade?Here we look at tradable instruments (forex, commodities,

indices, individual stocks) and examine each individually to

explain unique characteristics and inter-dependencies.

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What is leverage? What are the benefits and risks associated with it?

Here we will have a frank examination of leverage, how it makes the markets accessible to most and how

to use it to our advantage. This is an area often overlooked and is especially important in times of high

global market volatility.

All of the unnecessary

jargon is also simplified

and clear demonstrations

are provided to work out

trade sizes and individual

trade risk relevant to mar-

kets being traded.

In short, without leverage most typical traders would

not be able to physically trade. Whilst leverage gives

individuals the opportunity to profit by giving them

access to financial trading, it is also has an ever

present risk. Inexperienced traders need to under-

stand how to get leverage to work for them.

We explain what constitutes fundamental analysis and sources of information to help clients specialise in

their favoured trading instruments. We also examine the factors that affect the supply & demand for each

instrument which ultimately reflect its current price. We also explain why this heading often holds some of

the largest pitfalls for new traders and how those pitfalls can in fact create opportunities for the well trained

new trader with profitable solutions

Technical Analysis is all about seeing, accepting and trading. This is trading what is in front of you not what

you or a pundit predicts. An introduction to price action, reading candlestick charts, dojis, engulfing pattern

formations and counter retail trading are covered in this valuable lesson.

LESSON IV Candlesticks – Shedding Light on Opportunities


LESSON II Leverage, Margin & all the Jargon

LESSON III Market Analysis

How to get access and configure a free practice Metatrader

trading account with a broad range of instruments to trade and

live data feeds. How to practically make basic trades, place

orders, predefine stop losses & limits (take profit), modifying

orders and the placing of technical indicators along with

accessing independent news and audio feeds are also

explained.

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LESSON VIII Becoming A Counter Retail Trader

LESSON VI Building Your Trading Toolkit

LESSON V Technical Charting 101

LESSON VII Practice Trading In the Real World

The previous lesson is expanded to develop technical channel and trend trading techniques highlighting

breakouts, support and resistance, with counter retail strategic entry and exit techniques for each trade

made.

Building on the previous technical lessons this session focuses ondescending/ascending triangles, aver-

age directional movement, oscillators and Fibonacci retracements with a particular emphasis on counter-

retail trading techniques that both avoid and exploit the mistakes that typical retail traders make.

Building on the previous technical lessons this session focuses on moving averages, cross-overs, simple,

exponential and correct order MAs with a closing synopsis on counter-retail trading techniques that both

avoid and exploit the mistakes that typical retail traders make.


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LESSON IX Risk Management

LESSON X The Final Steps – Psychology and Journaling

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 profit-

able trading.

Here we will introduce traders to the concepts of risk management so they can minimise their losing trades

and maximise their winners in a premeditated format.

There is no room for emotion or surprises in trading. Any

trade entry or exit is pre-planned and logged in your

trader’s journal. The reason you entered or exited a trade

needs to have been planned in advance. If you make

some winning trades and don’t know why, your capital is

at risk!

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. This is best done through

an understanding of why these issues arose in the first

place.

With emotions in check, every profitable trader needs

numeric trading targets and goals with a realistic plan that

fits their lifestyle. Good and bad results are all part of the

plan and if constructed correctly there should be no such

thing as a bad trade.


“ I had an opportunity to benchmark the Foundation Course against another education provider and found the Academy of Financial Trading outperforming. The course was well structured and well delivered. From the beginning I knew I was dealing with experienced professionals. I liked the common sense approach very much. Over the 10 hours course I learnt more than over three-day course with the other crowd. That was what convinced me to join Ultimate Traders Programme.

After completing the Foundation Course I expected a lot from the Ultimate Traders Programme and it fully met my expectations. The content was based on solid theoretical grounds and psychology, and professionally delivered. Then followed the excellent tools designed to help us with our trading. The information provided during the course is not to be found anywhere else on the Internet. Each session has also been made available online for review.

The support is provided long after the course ends. I do not have any hesitation in strongly recommending. ” Arkadiusz S.

OUR UNIQUE INSIGHT The founders of the Academy of Financial Trading have a

unique blend of hedge fund, technology and most importantly,

retail brokerage experience. The result is we understand why

traders face difficulty, we understand how market makers

work and we understand how to best utilise leverage and

volatility – it is this combination which makes our training

unparalleled. Simply put we come from proven, profitable

trading backgrounds and have a wealth of experience educat-

ing clients. The result being we have a clear path for traders

to best develops their new skillset without hype, gimmicks or

false promises.

WE EDUCATEIt sounds simple, but we teach you how to trade correctly because we trade correctly. If you are a novice

and you want to use the right methods from the start, we will show you how. If you are experienced and

find that your strategies are not working for you, we will provide you with what you need to help turn things

around.

WE SUPPORT Financial trading can be a lonely occupation. It’s normally just you and your computer versus the market.

We are here to let you know that you are not alone. We are happy to provide you with the essential sup-

port in order for you to gain confidence and trade successfully. Every team member of the Academy of

Financial Trading have been carefully chosen, comprehensively trained and most importantly have a

passion for trading which conveys to all of those new traders we support each and every day.

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What makes us different

Europe’s Largest Financial Trading Educator

PATIENCE

Most companies try to convince you to start live trading as soon as possible. One of the major differences

between us and other ‘educators’ is that we have no incentive, financial or otherwise, to encourage you to

trade ever or even worse prematurely. We are purely focused on the quality of the education we provide to

you. That means that we can be totally honest and take the correct approach - we suggest that you do not

rush into live trading. You have all the time in the world so why start before you are completely confident?

DISCIPLINE It is no great secret that the most successful traders are the most disciplined. You must leave your emo-

tions at the door and react only upon what the market is telling you to do. We also appreciate that it is

impossible to remain discipline to something you do not have confidence in. We educate in such a way as

to show you the logic of our methodologies – then and only then can you have the confidence to remain

disciplined.

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PRACTICE

You must spend time getting familiar with how the markets work and applying your new found methodolo-

gies. This is best performed in a safe environment via a practice trading account where there are no finan-

cial risks. The option is available free of charge to use practice trading accounts so why not take advantage

of it? Remember there is no time limit within which you are required to get familiar with the markets

AWARENESS

Ultimately traders seek education to prepare themselves for trading their own capital. When this happens,

you need to be 100% aware of what you consider to be acceptable risk at all times and to never trade

outside those parameters. We focus heavily on teaching clients how to measure and manage risk.

STRATEGY A proven strategy is an essential part of successful trading. Without one, you are simply guessing and

“guessing” is a potential trader’s downfall.


Disclaimer

The sources of the information are believed to be reliable, and they have been prepared in an unbiased way.

This document is for information purposes only, and should only be read by the person to whom it has been

given. The recipient must use it for his / her information only and must not disclose it, or any of its contents,

to any other person. The recipient should consult with his / her financial advisor, to ensure that leveraged

financial trading is suitable for him / her. Whilst every care has been taken in ensuring that the information

contained in this document is true and accurate, the author does not have any responsibility whatsoever for

any of the materials or information contained therein.

By Viewing any material or participating in any courses provided by the Academy of Financial Trading you

agree that any information provided is general education material and you will not hold any person or entity

responsible for loss or damages resulting from the content or general advice provided by The Academy of

Financial Trading, its employees, directors or fellow members. Futures, options, and spot currency trading

have large potential rewards, but also large potential risk. You must be aware of the risks and be willing to

accept them in order to invest in futures, options, or any other markets. Do not trade with money you can't

afford to lose. This document is neither a solicitation nor an offer to Buy/Sell futures, spot forex, cfd's, options

or other financial products. No representation is being made that any trading account will or is likely to

achieve profits or losses similar to those discussed in any educational material or training provided by the

Academy of Financial Trading, it's employees, directors or fellow members. The past performance of any

trading system or methodology is not indicative of future results.

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