Introduction to Forex Trading Essentials Seminar

We believe FXTE's 2-day Introduction to Forex Trading Essentials Seminar provides an ideal starting point for anyone wanting to learn how to trade the 24-hour foreign exchange market.

Whether you have a lot of experience in trading or investing, or just a little, two days with the FXTE professionals will open your eyes to the incredible opportunities in the world's biggest marketplace.

The lively session starts with a focus on the attitude of successful Forex traders, so that you can understand how to get involved, and start trading. You'll see live markets in action, and join our instructors in taking a current LIVE random trade (not a preplanned example) and analyzing its prospects from technical and fundamental standpoints.

You'll set and monitor LIVE positions both days!

Introduction to Forex Trading Essentials Seminar Topics
LEARN FROM SETTING and MONITORING LIVE TRADES*


Getting Started
  • Who trades it and why
  • The 24-hour marketplace
  • Let's see it LIVE!
Forex Mechanics
  • Notation; Base Vs. Quote
  • Primary Currencies
  • PIPS, points and Profits
Trading of Forex
  • Bids, asks and no commissions?
  • Risk Control: Stop Orders
  • Understanding the spread
  • Calculating profit and loss
  • Margin and Leverage for Profits
Fundamental Analysis
  • Key US Economic Indicators
  • Case Study
  • The FXTE News Trading discipline
The "Magic" of Carry Trades
  • Interest Rate Differentials
  • CASE STUDY: long term trade
Basics Technical Analysis
  • Support and Resistance
  • Risk/Reward using stops and limits
  • Chart Patterns
  • Moving Averages
  • Oscillators (MACD)
  • Elliott Wave and Fibonacci
Money Management
  • 1, 2, and 3% rules
  • Bracket Stops vs Trailing Stops
System Development
  • Trading your rules
  • Trade plans and profit targets

*Live positions, chosen randomly, will be checked multiple times each day and discussed for educational purposes. Topics covered may vary depending on market conditions and student experience.

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4 steps to Success

Forex trading can be very rewarding when you follow the steps and learn the skills and you need to succeed.

1. Know the market.
2. Balance your analysis.
3. Practice wealth-building.
4. Plan your success.

† Trading spot currencies involves substantial risk and there is always the potential for loss. Your trading results may vary. Because the risk factor is high in the foreign exchange market trading, only genuine "risk" funds should be used in such trading. If you do not have the extra capital that you can afford to lose, you should not trade in the foreign exchange market. No "safe" trading system has ever been devised, and no one can guarantee profits or freedom from loss.

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