Beginning traders
Trader’s glossary
Start with the existing glossary when market language feels unfamiliar. Use it as a reference as you move through the other resources.
Learning desk / Adult traders
A place to begin, at your own pace.
A suggested path for adult beginners and intermediate traders. Revisit a step or pause whenever you like.
Six learning resources
A simple path, in order.
- Open the glossary
- Read the order types lesson
Beginning traders
Market, limit, and stop orders
Learn what each order asks for and why a market price, limit fill, or stop execution is not guaranteed.
- Read the risk-planning lesson
Beginning and intermediate traders
Plan for trading risk
Read the risk-planning lesson to consider how uncertainty and personal limits fit into an educational trading process.
- Read the economic calendar guide
Beginning traders
Read a U.S. economic calendar
Learn how date, time zone, reporting period, Actual, Forecast, and Previous fit together, then study selected releases without treating them as market predictions.
- Open the weekly journal
Beginning and intermediate traders
Weekly reflection journal
Use the existing journal to review what you noticed over a week and keep track of questions you want to revisit.
- Open the paper-trading worksheet
Beginning and intermediate traders
Paper-trading worksheet
Continue to the paper-trading worksheet for a structured, simulated practice exercise without placing a real trade.
There is no required pace or outcome. Choose the resource that helps you learn, and return to the existing pages whenever you want to explore them further.