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ProfessionalTraderCourse

CourseType:OnLocation,Online(bothwithLifetimeRetakeOption)

Duration:OnLocationPart1:2days,Part2:5days,Daysareapproximately6.5hoursOnlinePart1:4,3hoursessions,Part2:10,3hoursessions

Overview

OnlineTradingAcademysunique,proprietary,awardwinningmarkettimingstrategyistaughtintheProfessionalTradercourse.Tobesuccessfulintradingyoumusthaveanedge,andthecorestrategyyouwilllearninthiscoursewillgiveyouthatedgethroughdynamicskillbuildinglessonsandhandsonlivemarkettradingsessionswithrealmoneyOURmoney.Weabsorballlossesandcommissions,leavingyoutofocusonproperrulebasedstrategy.

WhytradetheStockMarket?

LiquidityStrongliquidityallowsforimmediateexecutionwithminimalslippage

PriceRangeManystockswithdifferentpricepointsallowsyoutotradeastockinacomfortablepricerange

CommissionsWithcommissionsaslowas$0.05pershare,thetransactioncostforexecutionisminimal

MarketInformationPopularwiththemedia,anabundanceofinformationisavailableonmostequities

FlexibilityBroadmarketsandmajorsectorsallowflexibilitytotradeindividualcompaniesormajorindexes

DiversificationAbilitytotradeExchangeTradedFunds(ETF)offersdiversification(GLD)

RiskAbilitytotradeverysmallpositionsize(10shares)whilelearningtogainrealtradingexperience

Audience

Thiscourseisdesignedforstudentsofallexperiencelevelswhoareseriousaboutbecomingaprofessionaltrader.

Prerequisites

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OnlineStudentOrientationandthePlatformOrientationarerecommendedprerequisitesforthiscourse.Notradingexperienceisrequired.

Format

Eachday'sagendacontains23powerfulandfullyinteractivelecturesledbyaprofessionaltradercombinedwith12livetradingandanalysissessionsfocusingonmarketanalysisandtradeexecution.

Maximum22personcapacityprovidingindividualattentionfromyourinstructor

Eachstudentisprovidedaclassroomcomputerwheretheylearninahandsonenvironmentforoptimallearning

Studentsareprovidedtradingaccountsfundedwithrealmoneywheretheytradewithlivedataineithersimulationorlivemode.OnlineTradingAcademyabsorbsallofthelosingtradesandcommissions,providingthestudentwitharealtolifeenvironmentforexecutingtrades.

CourseObjective

ToclearlyunderstandandproperlyexecuteOnlineTradingAcademysrulebasedCoreStrategyinordertoattainshorttermincomeandlongtermwealth.

DetailedCourseOutline

PART1,DAY1

TradingFoundationThezerosumgameTradingisatransferofmoneyfromthosewhodontknowhowthemarketswork,tothosewhodo.Unlockthetruthasyoulearntoidentifytwotypesoftradersandrecognizetheiractivityonapricechart.

BasicConceptsandTerminologyGainaclearunderstandingofkeytradingconcepts(includingS.E.T.ingatrade,understandingthetwoprimaryaccounttypesandmore)andfamiliarizeyourselfwithstandardindustrytermsandspecificOnlineTradingAcademyterms.

NewsandEconomicReportsAsatrader,yourworldishighlydependentontheeconomiccalendar.Thissegmentwillteachyouhowtomanageandleveragetheimpactofkeymarketandeconomicreportsonyourtrading.

TheFlowofTradingLearnhowinformationandmoneyflowintradingbyunderstandingtheroleofspecificpeople

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andentities.Variousproductsassociatedwithtradingaswellastheimportanceofdirectaccesstradingplatformswillalsobecovered.

Charts,TheWindowIntotheMarketThePowerofPriceAnyandallinfluencesonpricearereflectedinpriceanddisplayedonpricecharts.Gainasolidfoundationonhowtonavigateandmanipulatecharts,timeframes,andrecognizeOnlineTradingAcademyspecificpriceactionpatterns.

CoreStrategyFoundationDayoneslearningobjectiveiscenteredonthisintroductiontoOnlineTradingAcademyscorestrategy,whichisthebasisfortherestofthecourse.Learntheapproachtoidentifyingmarketturningpoints,identifyingwheretheinstitutionsandbanksarebuyingandselling,andhowtorecognizeopportunityonapricechart.

CoreStrategySetupsandZones(TheWHERE)IntroductiontoBuySetupandSellSetupandthefocusedactiontotakewheneachspecificsetupisidentified.Setupsaredocumentedusingzonesthatestablishthefoundationforasimplerulebasedstrategybasedona3StepZoneingmethod.

CoreStrategyTrends(TheWHEN)ExplorethetwoattributesofaTrend,DirectionandMomentum,andhowtheseareusedtodeterminewhentobuyandwhentosell.Lookatthefourstagesofatrendandlearntrendanalysisbasicsusingthreedifferentapproachestohelpinstrategicdecisionmakingforenteringandexitingtrades.

PART1,DAY2

CoreStrategyEntryTypesandProperExitThethreecomponentsofatradearecontainedinthesimpleacronymS.E.T.(Stop,Entry,Target).OurcorestrategycontainsthreeentrytypesLimit,ZoneandConfirmationEntry.Gainasolidunderstandingoftheseentries,aswellastwoimportantwaystoexitatradewithStopsandTargets.

OddsEnhancersOddsEnhancersareOnlineTradingAcademysproprietaryscoringsystemforobjectivelymeasuringthequalityoftradingopportunities.ThreepowerfulOddsEnhancersthatwillprovideyouwiththeedgeoverthetradingcompetitionarecovered.

TradeManagementThissegmentfocusesonhavingaplanbeforeyouenteratradeandwillprovideyouwithtwopresenttrademanagementplansthatyoucanbuildupon.Howyoumanageatradewillaffectthedynamicbetweenwinningpercentageandprofitability.

OrderTypesLearnthepurposeoffourdifferentordertypesandtheprosandconsforeachordertype.Ordertypesinclude:MarketOrder,LimitOrder,StopMarketOrder,StopLimitOrder

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BracketOrdersThisportionofthecoursefocusesonproperlysettingupaBracketOrder,whichoffersthetraderthebenefitsofnothavingtositinfrontoftheircomputerandminimizationoftraderemotion.

RiskManagementTherearefiveoutcomeswhentradingandthissegmentwillgiveyouaclearunderstandingofeachoutcomeandhowtoeliminateriskforthebestchanceofbecomingasuccessfultrader.

MultipleTimeFrameAnalysisMultipleTimeFrameanalysisisessentialinidentifyinghighprobability,lowrisk,andhighrewardtradingopportunities.Nomatterwhatstyleoftraderyouare,youwillutilizethreespecificcharttimeframeswithpurposeandfocus.

PuttingItAllTogetherAllofthedetailcoveredinthefirsttwodaysofthisclasswillbeputtogetherinasimple,organized,strategicstepbystepactionplanthatallowstradingwithasimple,yetpowerfulrulebasedstrategy!

PART2,DAY1

CoreStrategyReviewProfessionalTraderPart1isTHEeducationfoundationforyourtradingregardlessoftheassetclassesyoutradeorthetimeframesandstyleyoutradeorinvest.LearnimportantbuildingblocksthatwillstaywithyouthroughoutyoureducationalexperiencewithOnlineTradingAcademy.

MoreTerminologyIntheearlystagesofyoureducationyouwillbroadenyourpersonalglossaryofimportantterms.InthissectionyouwillgainadditionaltermssuchasLevel1,Level2,NASDAQTotalView,MarketMakersandECN.

OrderTypeReviewThisfivedaycoursewilllaunchyouintoactionandallowyoutostarttrading.ThissectionwillprovidelearningreinforcementonLimitOrders,MarketOrders,StopMarketOrders,StopLimitOrdersandBracketOrders.

LiveTradingLabSessionsFourLiveTradingLabsessions,plusdailyaccessfortheremainderofthiscourse,willenableyoutoapplytheknowledgeyouvegained.UsingaclassroomstudentcomputeryouwillaccesslivedatawhiletradingrealmoneyOURmoney.Weabsorballlossesandcommissions,leavingyoutofocusontradingexecutioninaverystructuredlabsession.

PART2,DAY2

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PositionSizingIntroductiontotermssuchasPositionandSize.Youwilllearnhowtoobjectivelydeterminethesizeofyourpositionsusingasimplemathematicalcalculation,aswellasgainanunderstandingofthevalueofObjectiveRiskManagement.

StockSelectionProcessYouwilllearnhowtonavigatethroughthousandsofindividualequitymarketpossibilitiestocreateawatchlist,andthenimplementaverystructuredtopdownanalysisthathelpsyoutofocusontherightmarketswiththelowestrisk,highestreward,andhighestprobabilitytradingopportunities.

TaxStrategiesGainanunderstandingoftheimportanceandpowerofvarioustaxstrategiesforTradersandtheconsiderationsyouneedtomakethatwillhelpyoumanageandoptimizeyourtradingeffortsandmaximizeyourprofitpotential.

PART2,DAY3

XLTLiveTradingXLTstandsfortheExtendedLearningTrackgraduateprogramatOnlineTradingAcademy.Thisonlineprogramextendsthetimeourgraduateshavewiththeirinstructorsandtheirfellowstudents.Byprovidinga90minuteXLTsessionspecificallyforthestudentsintheProfessionalTraderCourse,itallowsstudentstoexperienceourgraduateprogramfirsthand.

TechnicalIndicatorsImproperuseoftechnicalindicatorsisoneofthebiggestreasonstradersfail!AlthoughindicatorsarenottheprimarytoolusedinOnlineTradingAcademysCoreStrategy,whenusedproperly,theycanserveasasecondarysupporttoolforconfirmationintakingatrade.

TradingGapsGapsarethemostobviouswaytoidentifywherethenextbigmarketmovewillbeginandproducesomeofthelowestrisk,highestrewardandhighestprobabilitytradingforourstudents.YouwillgainanunderstandingofthedifferencebetweenanOTANoviceGapvs.anOTAProGap,akeycomponentofourrulebased,markettimingstrategy.

TenLawsofTradingTheTenLawsofTradingareabsolutesthatshouldbeapartofeverytraderstradingplan.Theyprovidethefoundationforbecomingafocused,wellrounded,disciplinedprofessionaltrader.

OddsEnhancers#4OddsEnhancers#4measuringFreshLevels

PART2,DAY4

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TraderTimeZonesKnowingthethreekeypricereversaltimesinthemarketeverydayandcombiningthemwithOTAsCoreStrategywillhelpstacktheoddsinyourfavor.

MomentumTradingTacticsMomentumtradingallowsyoutoparticipateinastrongmarketmoveafteritisunderway.Youwilllearntherulesandskillstotakeadvantageofmomentummoveswhilestillproperlymanagingriskandreward.

MarketTrapsYouareconstantlyexposedtobuyandsellsignalsfromavarietyofsourcesthatinviteyoutotakeactioninthemarketplace.Manyoftheseinvitationsaretraps,riskdisguisedasopportunity.Youwilllearnhowtorecognizeandsteerclearofthetrapsandtakeadvantageoftheopportunity.

MasteringtheMentalGameThehumanmindisconditionedfrombirthtonaturallygravitatetowardthatwhichmakesusfeelgoodandstayawayfromthatwhichmakesusfeelbad.Takingthisactioninthemarketsisarecipeforconsistentlosses.Thiscourseprovidesyouwiththepropertoolstohandlethosenaturalemotionsandtheactionsthatstemfromthem.

PART2,DAY5

LiveTradingSkillTestTradingismorethanknowledgeitisanacquiredskill.Thistestprovidestheinstructorwithconfirmationthathis/herstudentscomprehendedtheconceptsandexecutedtheskillstaughtthroughoutthecourse.

FinalExamAcomprehensiveexamcoveringall7daysofbothPart1and2oftheProfessionalTraderCourse

TenSurvivalSkillsThese10survivalskillsgohandinhandwiththe10LawsofTradingandshouldalsoberepresentedinyourtradingplanandserveasareminderandafocuspoint.

ClassSurveyandGraduationEachstudentcompletesasurveyoftheirentireeducationexperience,providingOnlineTradingAcademywithvaluablefeedbackineveryareaoftheeducationalexperience.Agraduationceremonywillcelebrateyourcompletionofthiscourse!