Module 01 of 18
Foundations
What a market is, who trades in it, which instruments exist, and how to read a chart.
4 of 32 lessons published
- 1What is a market? Buyers, sellers and a price
- 2What is a stock exchange, and how does it work?
- 3Which markets exist? Stocks, crypto, forex, commodities
- 4Classes of instruments: stocks, futures, options, commodities, crypto
- 5Spot vs futures: what's the difference?
- 6What is a perpetual futures contract?
- 7Types of trading: scalping, day trading, swing and position
- 8Day trader, swing trader or long-term investor: which are you?
- 9Long and short positions: what do they mean?
- 10How to profit when price falls: short selling explained
- 11The four market players: long buyer, long seller, short seller, short buyer
- 12What each player does to price, and why it matters at a level
- 13Bid and ask explained: where every trade happens
- 14What is a spread? The cost you pay on every trade
- 15The order book: how a price is made
- 16Types of orders: market, limit, stop and stop-limit
- 17What is slippage, and how do you avoid it?
- 18What is liquidity? Why some markets move smoothly
- 19Maker vs taker fees: what trading really costs
- 20What is leverage? (And why it isn't the risk)
- 21Isolated vs cross margin: which is safer?
- 22What is liquidation, and how do you never get liquidated?
- 23What is the funding rate, and who pays it?
- 24Price charts explained: line, bar and candlestick
- 25What is a candle? How to read a candlestick
- 26Bars vs candles: same data, different picture
- 27What does a long wick mean?
- 28Timeframes explained: which ones are actually useful?
- 29Linear or log chart: which should you use?
- 30Where to find a good price chart, and which data to trust
- 31The most common mistakes new traders make
- 32Practice: read your first order book