Diploma In Financial Trading

Course details

This financial trading course has been exclusively designed and developed by professional traders to provide a unique approach and insight into the world of financial trading. The program is specifically designed for participants both new to the world of financial trading as well as those who want to improve their trading skills. You will learn techniques of how to make money in both up and down markets directly from financial trader professionals with strong attention to risk control.

At the start of the course participants are allocated €10,000 of risk free money on a demonstration trading account. The Diploma in Financial Trading will then provide you with a comprehensive plan of critical time sensitive information necessary to trade profitably in the financial markets.

This learning combined with a unique, insightful and active approach to financial trading is carried out under the supervision of professional traders.

To ensure key learning’s are met, this financial trading course has been designed to provide for Continuous Assessment on a weekly basis. This helps to ensure that you gain and retain a unique and practical view of the world of trading, as seen through the eyes of financial trader professionals.

A key objective of the course is the development of a trading plan for you. The trading plan is introduced from the start of the course and is developed each week. The trading plan is a complete set of rules that covers every aspect of your trading. It will provide the user with the skills necessary to ensure strong risk and money market management to ensure a disciplined approach to trading.

The use of a robust trading plan is key to the success of a trader. It removes a lot of the stress and emotion associated with trading, which helps traders improve and focus on their performance. The plan provides a roadmap which will enable the trader to get from where they are at in the beginning to where they want to be in the future.

Ultimately a good trading plan will enable a trader to react positively to changes in the markets, which increases the trader’s success.

Course Outline

Introduction to Trading – Learning Goals:

• Differences between trading and investing
• Key Success Factors for professional traders
• Introduction to trading instruments
• Trading concepts and terms

Psychology/Trading Plan – Learning Goals:

• Psychological makeup of top traders
• Key elements of a trading plan
• Developing your trading plan & maximising the psychological benefit

Risk Management – Learning Goals:

• Keys to effective risk management for traders
• Pitfalls to avoid
• Templates and examples of good risk management strategies
• Review of the previous week’s trading plan & Continuous Assessment

Product Analysis – Learning Goals:

• Overview of the main types of markets (Equity, Bonds, Commodities)
• Basic analysis that needs to be looked at before trading?
• Introduction of a product factsheet
• Review of the previous week’s trading plan & Continuous Assessment

Macro Fundamentals – Learning Goals:

• Basic Macroeconomic figures and their impact
• Inflation/ Interest rates and their impact
• Examples of how to trade using Macroeconomic analysis
• Review of the previous week’s trading plan & Continuous Assessment

Technical Analysis (Day 1) – Learning Goals:

• Introduction to Technical Analysis
• Basic chart patterns
• Examples of trading using basic chart patterns
• Review of the previous week’s trading plan & Continuous assessment

Technical Analysis (Day 2) – Learning Goals:

• Leading vs. Lagging indicators and how to combine
• Advanced technical indicators
• Examples of trading using advanced technical analysis
• Review of the previous week’s trading plan & Continuous assessment

Performance Analysis – Learning Goals:

• Personal performance metrics
• Performance analysis templates/tools
• Using performance analysis to build an effective trading plan
• Review of the previous week’s trading plan & Continuous Assessment

Advanced Trading Strategies – Learning Goals:

• Introduction to Spread Trading
• Spread Strategies: Commodity, Stock pairs, Relative value
• Using correlation analysis as part of your trading preparation
• Review of the previous week’s trading plan & Continuous Assessment

Course Review – Learning Goals:

• Presentation of the trading plan

Entry Requirements

• This course is ideal for individuals who wish to explore the development of an additional income or who might be considering working at day trading on a part/full time basis.
• The course aims to benefit the individuals who have invested with 3rd parties such as brokers and financial advisors and have suffered poor returns and now want to trade independently.
• This course is suitable for beginners and those who have some experience trading independently but are looking to develop and increase their knowledge and improve performance.