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What Is Forex Trading?
Discover the global foreign exchange marketplace, how currencies are exchanged, and why it operates 24 hours a day.
Tier 1 FoundationsStudy (Public) →
CURRICULUM SPECIMEN FOLIO
§ 01/EVIDENCE-BASED TRADING ACADEMY
Forex School: The 30-Lesson Quantitative Curriculum
“A progressive, evidence-based syllabus engineered to build systematic execution discipline from first principles — subsidized through our official Introducing Broker partnership.”
Lessons 1 and 2 are open for public foundation study. Link your JustMarkets account to unlock Lessons 3 through 5. Activate your live account with a minimum USD 50 deposit to unlock Lessons 6 through 30 and the Autonomous Live Trading Terminal. Zero platform subscription fees — 100% capital custody in your regulated broker account.
§ 02 / CURRICULUM PROGRESS TRACKER
0 of 30 Units Certified (0%)
Fully subsidized through JustMarkets IB partner code tohstb0d83
§ 03/THREE CURRICULUM TIERS
TIER 1FOUNDATIONS
12 Units
Forex Foundations
Market structure, killzones, liquidity sweep wicks, lot sizing, and risk mechanics. Units 1–2 are open public access; Units 3–5 unlock upon account linking.
Lessons 01–12 / Foundational
TIER 2DYNAMICS
10 Units
Analysis & Market Structure
Fair Value Gaps, institutional order blocks, multi-timeframe alignment, and session expansion triggers. Gated behind active live account deposit ($50).
Lessons 13–22 / Min. $50 Deposit
TIER 3INSTITUTIONAL
8 Units
Asymmetric Risk & Strategy
Mathematical position sizing, asymmetric drawdown mechanics, execution psychology, backtesting rigor, and XAUUSD mechanics.
Lessons 23–30 / Master Quantitative
§ 04/CURRICULUM SPECIMEN CATALOG (30 UNITS)
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
How the Forex Market Works
Explore market participants, the interbank tier, retail broker models, and how liquidity flows through the ecosystem.
Tier 1 FoundationsUnlock via Unit 1
§ 03
3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Understanding Currency Pairs
Master the structure of currency pairs: Base versus Quote currency, Major pairs, Minor pairs, and Exotics.
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§ 04
3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
How to Read Forex Quotes
Interpret price feeds on your terminal, understand decimal precision, and identify price trends.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Understanding Bid, Ask and Spread
Learn how the bid-ask spread works, how it represents transaction cost, and why spreads fluctuate with market volatility.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
What Is a Pip?
Master the unit of measurement for price movement in Forex, pip values, and how price changes translate to dollar profit and loss.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Understanding Lot Sizes
Learn standard, mini, micro, and nano lot sizing conventions and how volume dictates pip values.
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Leverage and Margin Explained
Understand how leverage multiplies purchasing power, how margin collateral works, and the danger of over-leveraging.
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Understanding Buy and Sell Orders
Learn how traders profit in both rising and falling markets, and master Market versus Pending orders.
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§ 10
3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Introduction to MetaTrader 5
Navigate the MT5 terminal interface, charts, Market Watch, Navigator, and Toolbox windows.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Stop-Loss and Take-Profit
Master the twin pillars of trade risk management: defining your invalidation point and locking in profit targets.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Your First Demo Trade
Walk through executing, monitoring, and closing your first practice trade with zero financial risk.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Candlestick Charts
Read candlestick anatomy, interpret wicks and bodies, and identify key reversal patterns like Pin Bars and Engulfing candles.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Support and Resistance
Identify key horizontal price zones where supply and demand historically concentrate, and master role reversal.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Market Structure and Trends
Analyze trend direction using Higher Highs and Higher Lows, identify ranges, and spot Breaks of Structure (BOS).
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Multiple Timeframe Analysis
Align macro trend direction with micro entry execution using a structured top-down analysis framework.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Technical Indicators
Understand moving averages, RSI, and ATR. Learn how to use indicators as secondary confirmation rather than primary entry signals.
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Fundamental Analysis
Understand macro drivers of currency valuation: interest rate differentials, central bank policies, and macroeconomic health.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Economic Calendar and News
Navigate high-impact news releases, manage volatility spikes, and protect trades during major economic events.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Liquidity and Market Sessions
Master the 4 global sessions, London/NY overlap volume, Asian range sweeps, and the rollover danger hour.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Risk-to-Reward Ratio
Master mathematical expectancy. Learn why a favorable risk-to-reward ratio allows you to be profitable even with a 40% win rate.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Trading Plans and Journals
Build a written rulebook: entry checklists, invalidation criteria, trade logging, and weekly performance reviews.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Position Sizing
Master fixed fractional position sizing formulas. Never choose an arbitrary lot size again.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Advanced Risk Management
Manage currency correlation, portfolio heat, daily loss limits, and automated circuit breakers.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Drawdown and Capital Preservation
Understand the non-linear physics of asymmetric drawdown and why capital preservation is mathematically mandatory.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Trading Psychology
Overcome cognitive biases: revenge trading, loss aversion, FOMO, and the illusion of control.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Strategy Backtesting
Validate trading edges using rigorous historical backtesting, walk-forward testing, and overfitting prevention.
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3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Advanced Market Structure
Master Fair Value Gaps (FVG), order blocks, internal versus external liquidity, and institutional order flow.
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§ 29
3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
XAUUSD Trading Mechanics
Master spot gold volatility, tick sizes, London physical fixing auctions, real interest rate correlations, and DXY dynamics.
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§ 30
3 min readLOCKED - PASS PRIOR UNIT
Trading System Evaluation
Evaluate quantitative trading models using Sharpe Ratio, Profit Factor, Max Drawdown, and return stability.
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§ 05 / LIFETIME SPONSORED TRADING EDUCATION
Zero Subscription Fees — Subsidized by JustMarkets
Units 1 and 2 are open for public study. Link your JustMarkets MT5 account to unlock Units 3 through 5. Activate your live account with a minimum USD 50 deposit to unlock Units 6 through 30 and the Autonomous Live Trading Terminal. Zero platform subscription fees.