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Quick lessons covering a variety of topics including indices trading, support and resistance, building a trading plan and more.
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Financial markets explainedBeginner6-minute readFinancial markets are where millions of professional and retail traders buy and sell assets. In our first City Index Academy course, we’re going to cover which markets you might want to trade, plus how you can get started. -
Interest ratesBeginner7-minute readFinally in this course, let’s take a look at a market that’s watched by millions: interest rates.
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Overnight funding explainedBeginner3-minute readAny leveraged trade held overnight is subject to a small fee to maintain that position. Discover what that means in practice.
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Introduction to trading chartsIntermediate4-minute readCharts are an essential part of any technical trader’s toolkit. Let’s examine how they work, the key types of chart and how to read price action at a glance.
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Take profits and stop lossesBeginner7-minute readAs well as manually closing trades at their current price using market orders, you can use exit orders to set maximum levels of profit or loss.
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Advanced strategies explainedAdvanced4-minute read
Advanced technical strategies enable you to take what you already know to the next level. In this lesson, we’ll look at what they are and explore one of the most common advanced strategies: hedging.
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Buying and selling in tradingBeginner4-minute readBuying and selling is trading at its most fundamental. It determines your profit, and the price of an asset at any given time.
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What is technical analysis?Intermediate3-minute readSome traders define themselves by how they find their opportunities. In this course, we’re going to cover one of the most popular methods – technical analysis.
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Type of entry ordersBeginner6-minute readAn order is an instruction to execute a trade. You use them to tell your broker or trading provider when you want to open or close positions.
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An introduction to leverage in tradingBeginner5-minute readOne of the main features of CFD and forex trading is the ability to utilise leverage. But before you get started, it’s worth learning exactly how leverage and margin work.
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Managing trading riskBeginner5-minute readRisk is an essential part of day-to-day trading – without risking capital, you can’t achieve any returns. But traders today have a suite of tools to help them control risk as they manage their positions.
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What is fundamental analysis?Intermediate5-minute readIn this course, we’re going to cover everything you need to know about fundamental analysis – one of the two main methods of researching opportunities, alongside technical analysis.
