Before you even start please take note of the Top 10 Bad Reasons for Becoming a Trader

10. My buddy is a trader, and he's making a boatload of money.

9. I'm good at gambling and video games.

8. Great working hours and lifestyle.

7. I've developed a trading system and know it will work for you (but I haven't tested it).

6. If (Person X) can do it, so can I.

5. I'm young, and it's worth a shot.

4. I'm ballsy and can take big risks to make a lot of money.

3. I'm not ballsy and won't take big risks to make a lot of money.

2. I read books/took seminars by (Writer X, who has never successfully traded) and realized I can do this.

1. I have a passion for trading and the markets (but I've never traded or studied the markets).

Stock Market Trading Course - Foundations

Introduction

This course teaches the art and practice of trading stocks, bonds and commodities. It is intended for beginners as well as for those with considerable trading experience. What you learn will set you apart from the vast majority of traders who buy and sell without a solid understanding of the market's inner workings. Prepare for this course by discarding what you know, or think you know, about the stock market. Begin your study with a clear and open mind.

Throughout this course, no distinction is made between investing and trading. All market participants, whether they consider themselves investors or traders, are speculators. We will use "trader" to refer to anyone speculating in markets.

Markets make sense. Successful traders understand how markets really work and use that understanding to earn consistent profits. Anyone who trades without a rational foundation for his operations is gambling.

The worst traders operate from untutored instinct. They come into the arena as victims, who face the lion naked, without armor or a weapon.

The best traders also operate from instinct, but from instinct shaped by proper education and experience. Every successful trader has paid his tuition. The most expensive tuition is exacted by the School of Hard Knocks. The least costly approach to success is first to learn the principles of successful trading, then gradually to commit capital as skill grows.

Risking a significant portion of your capital before you have mastered at least the most basic skills can be devastating. Many new traders do not survive early financial and emotional disasters, and their education is cut off before completed. There is no substitute for the hard work of study and the discipline of patience.

Trader's Guide to Building an Effective Trading Strategy

Whether you are building an electronic trading system or fine tuning your strategy as a point-and-click trader, real understanding of the logic and rationale of the strategy is critical to trading with confidence. In this free e-book, internationally recognized trader and educator Daniel Gramza presents the concepts and techniques of his proprietary approach to trading the derivatives markets. He covers how to identify market conditions that lead to the most profitable trades, determine magnitude objectives of different trading techniques, recognize when a trade should become productive, identify when a trade is failing, and decide where to place the risk management stop.

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