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Six modules, 58 lessons, zero hype — from your first order to the inside of the matching engine. Free, no account required.

01

Beginner

No prior knowledge assumed — how markets work and how to use them without hurting yourself.

Markets 101

What an exchange does, how prices form, and everything you need to place a first trade you actually understand.

10 lessons· ~62 min
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Set up & trade safely

Security, verification, deposits, custody and the scams to dodge — the unglamorous part that keeps your money yours.

10 lessons· ~62 min
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02

Intermediate

Charts, orders and risk — the working toolkit of a self-directed trader.

Technical analysis

Reading charts without superstition: trend, levels, indicators — and their honest limits.

10 lessons· ~60 min
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Orders & execution

The order book up close — maker and taker, stops, slippage, and how size really gets filled.

9 lessons· ~56 min
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Risk & portfolio

Position sizing, correlation, drawdown math and the psychology that breaks more traders than the market does.

9 lessons· ~53 min
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03

Advanced

How exchanges, market makers and systematic traders actually operate.

Market mechanics

Matching engines, microstructure, arbitrage, macro and the API — the exchange from the inside.

10 lessons· ~67 min
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