Advanced Trading Course

This accredited 12-week Advanced Trading course helps beginners become expert traders across various assets like commodities, equities, and forex.

Continuous

12 weeks

IBAT Partnership price – EUR 2,899

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Advanced Trading Course

Course Overview

IBAT Dublin, in partnership with the London Academy of Trading (LAT), is offering this accelerated Advanced Trading course. 
 
This accredited Advanced Trading course allows even beginners to become expert traders in just 12 weeks. Whether you want to trade commodities, stock indices, individual equities, forex, or other trade assets, it’s up to you. The course will teach you about an array of assets and how they can set you up for success in the world of trading. You will learn to think like a financial market professional while gaining a fundamental understanding of different trading techniques and how to apply these to real-life situations. 

You will have the opportunity to combine theory with practice along with the knowledge and skills necessary to build a profitable and robust trading plan. 

Get familiar with trading in sessions with experienced trading mentors who hold extensive knowledge of the finance world. Interact with market professionals who have been in the game for years, and graduate with a Level 5* Diploma in Applied Financial Trading. 
 
*Level 5 Award on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). The official title of the qualification is the ABE Diploma in Applied Financial Trading, accredited by the Association of Business Executives (ABE), regulated by the UK Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

Course Objectives

  • To provide the knowledge and skills to thrive in financial markets
  • To provide a comprehensive understanding of how fundamental and technical analysis are used in real life situations by financial market professionals
  • To teach students how to apply this academic knowledge to manage risk and build reliable strategies for trading real-time financial markets
  • To introduce students to market-leading software, data and applications from our technology partners
  • To demonstrate the importance of trading psychology and strong mental control when trading
  • To educate students to the standard required to pass the Level 5 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading

Course Structure

Where to start?

  • Understanding of the FX market
    • Currency comparisons
  • Fundamental, Political and Macroeconomic Analysis
    • How and why this affects the markets
    • Checking daily macro news

Building a Trading Strategy

  • Fundamental or Technical approach?
  • Identifying a trade from conception to execution
    • Timeframe analysis
  • Risk management and lot sizing

Analysing Price Action

  • Identifying major market levels – support, resistance, trends and channels
    • Strength of major market levels
    • Potential market moves when approaching these levels
  • Setting price targets and stop losses
    • Are our price targets realistic?
    • Reasons for stop levels – ensuring trades have enough time to develop

Analytical Tools

  • Using Japanese candlestick analysis to identify shifts in sentiment
  • Identifying price patterns and using them to identify possible market levels
  • Introduction to Moving Averages and MACD
    • Identify underlying trends
    • Generating trading signals
  • Bollinger Bands
  • Volume and On-Balance Volume analysis
  • Oscillators and Momentum Indicators
    • Construction and interpretation of RSI and stochastics

Understanding your emotions

  • Trading psychology – understanding our natural human biases
  • Managing emotions when holding winning or losing positions

Trading Strategy Development

  • Structured S-T-E-M approach
    • Straddle trade
    • Pivot point trading
    • Holy Grail trade
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Why Study at the London Academy of Trading (LAT)

Flexibility

Fit your studies around your daily commitments with online, face-to-face or blended learning classes

Support

Our experienced mentors are available 10 hours a day, from Monday – Friday to provide you with expert advice

Accreditations

We offer BAC and CPD-accredited courses which will effectively develop your understanding of financial market trading

Central London Location

Our programmes include practical trading sessions on LAT’s trading floor, located in the heart of London

Expert Faculty

Benefit from our expert faculty, comprised of experienced traders and analysts from major financial companies including HSBC and Bloomberg

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