WEEK 2 COURSE:
Trade Like a Pro: Execution Tactics, Order Types, Risk Control, Leverage and Trading Practice
✅ Session Overview:
In Week 2, dive into the core mechanics of global trading—from pair trading and live execution to mastering pips, spreads, and lot sizing. Learn to place market & pending orders on MT5, manage bid-ask spreads, and use stop-loss and trailing stops effectively. Understand margin trading, leverage, and risk management. Through a hands-on simulation, you'll experience what happens when poor risk management meets market volatility—reinforcing caution, control, and capital preservation in leveraged trading. Wrap up the week by writing finance blogs to showcase your expertise and build your personal brand. By week’s end, you'll trade smart, manage risk, and enhance your financial presence.
🧩 Topics Covered:
1. Pair Trading & Currency Classification: Learn how assets are traded in pairs (e.g., USD/JPY, XAU/USD) and how ISO currency codes define global instruments like USD, EUR, BTC, and XAU(Gold).
2. Forex Market Structure: Types, Liquidity & Spreads: Understand major, minor, and exotic pairs, USD dominance, and how liquidity and spreads affect trading costs and execution speed.
3. Reading Currency Pairs, Spreads & Broker Pricing: Master reading base and quote currencies, bid-ask prices, broker markups, and how spreads impact trading costs.
4. Pips, Lot Sizes & Trade Execution: Learn to calculate pip value, manage lot sizes, and execute long/short trades using precise volume and risk control strategies.
5. Order Execution Mastery: Market, Pending & SL/TP Tools: Place Market Orders, set Stop-Loss/Take-Profit, and use Pending Orders to automate trades in active/passive strategies.
6. Advanced Trade Management: Bid/Ask, Trailing SL & Simulation: Explore bid-ask mechanics, use trailing stop-loss, and practice trade management through a live simulation.
7. Leverage, Margin & Account Health Essentials: Understand how leverage magnifies profits/risks, margin levels, and key terms like equity and balance that shape trading power.
8. Stop-Outs, Liquidation & Risk Control: Learn causes behind margin drain, stop-out levels, and proactive strategies to avoid liquidation risks.
9. Live Q&A & Blog Writing for Visibility: Clarify trading concepts in a live Q&A session and write blogs for professional visibility on Tradiify and social media.
🧠 What You Will Learn:
✔ Understand the concept of trading in pairs and currency classifications
✔ Understand how currency pairs are categorized (major, minor, exotic) and what drives these classifications.
✔ Calculate pips, spreads, and lot sizes to manage trade positions
✔ Apply real-world insights to understand order placement and execution logic
✔ Implement risk management tools like stop-loss and take-profit orders
✔ Fully understand how leverage and margin affect your buying power and risk.
✔ Recognize early warning signs of liquidation risk and how to prevent it.
✔ Engage in real-time simulated trading to apply learned concepts in a structured assignment.
✔ Strengthen your approach to capital protection and long-term trading success.
✔ Develop and publish financial blogs to enhance your professional profile.
💡 Why It Matters:
✥ Precision in trade execution is what separates professional traders from gamblers.
✥ Risk management isn’t optional — it’s the lifeline of a trading career.
✥ Understanding pip value, lot sizes, and leverage protects you from blowing your account.
✥ Practicing live simulations builds emotional discipline and decision-making speed.
✥ Writing about your experience helps build your public trading persona — crucial for building your personal brand, improves writing skills, and opens doors to hiring and networking opportunities.
📢 Get Featured – Get Noticed!
The best blogs will be featured on the official Tradiify Website and social channels, giving you visibility among recruiters and finance professionals. It’s your time to shine!
