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Course overview
Eager to understand the factors driving global financial markets? Our 12-week Advanced Trading course will introduce you to financial markets and trading essentials as well as macroeconomic events and their market impact.
Choose to study either online, face-to-face or a blend of the two to up your game in trading strategy and gain confidence in your ability to use technical analysis tools, trading psychology and risk management to make informed decisions.
We’ll give you valuable insights into various assets—commodities, equities, forex and more—so you’ll have the skills to trade confidently. Upon completion, you’ll earn a Level 5 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading.
What you'll learn
- To provide the knowledge and skills to trade profitably in financial markets
- To provide a comprehensive understanding of how fundamental and technical analysis are used in real life situations by financial market professionals
- To teach students how to apply this academic knowledge to manage risk and build reliable strategies for trading real-time financial markets
- To introduce students to market-leading software, data and applications from our technology partners
- To demonstrate the importance of trading psychology and strong mental control when trading
- To educate students to the standard required to pass the Level 5 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading
Recognition
Study method
- Blended
- In-class
- Online
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Duration study load
- 12 Weeks
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for all LAT programmes:
- A completed and signed application form
- A copy of your passport/proof of ID / Birth Certificate
- Entry requirements for all LAT programmes of two weeks or more:
- A scanned copy of a recent passport-sized colour photograph
- Proof of education qualifications
- Proof of English proficiency, if required
- Note: All documents are to be provided in English. Where documents are not in English, you will also need to provide a certified translation of any such documents.
International Students
- Scanned copies of your diplomas and certified translation
- Scanned copies of your certified transcripts
- Proof of English language proficiency IELTS 5.5 or equivalents
- Candidates who studied for an undergraduate degree in the medium of English in a majority English – speaking country can provide a letter from their university confirming this as evidence of their English proficiency.
All other students:
- A minimum level 3 qualification or an interview with our Academic Dean, Paddy Osborn
- Fully completed LAT application form
Course features
- Accredited Qualification
- Pre-recorded Video Lectures
- Interactive Daily Webinars
- Copies of Lecture Slides
- Reference Manuals
- Online Assistance 10 hrs/day
- Real-time Trading Platform
- The LAT faculty is comprised of experienced traders and analysts from major financial institutions including HSBC, Bank of America and Bloomberg. Our team of tutors and trade mentors are available 10 hours a day to provide 1-2-1 help and guidance on any aspect of our courses. We also host three webinars every day in which the experts analyse the markets, answer questions and stimulate discussions to enhance the learning process.
Testimonials
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Luigino CiescoAdvanced Trading Course"A fantastic place to begin your journey into trading. Paddy, Marc, Elliot and Ali are all excellent tutors and are more than happy to answer any question you have, so don't hold back! If you are a beginner in the world of trading, or even have small experience, the knowledge you gain from the course is second to none. I felt more than comfortable to explain ideas and concepts to people to which I had no prior knowledge of. The lectures and webinars aid learning incredibly well."
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Dominic HardingAdvanced Trading Course"I have just completed the 12 week diploma course and with the skills that LAT have given me I feel I can confidently pursue a career in trading. I really enjoyed the course and found the course material well set out and easy to follow. The tutors were great explaining everything in detail and were available to answer all my questions. I would highly recommend LAT for anyone looking to learn trading or for those who want further their skills."
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Samuel ObadiaAdvanced Trading Course"I’m grateful to LAT for helping me develop a solid, professional approach to the markets. The instructors shared clear and practical insights that truly improved my trading skills and confidence. Their guidance has had a lasting impact on my trading journey. Thank you, Ali, Elliot, Marc and Florin!"
Flexible study options
We’ve kept our programmes flexible and accessible with online or on-campus delivery options to ensure your learning doesn’t get interrupted. This means you can extract maximum benefits from whichever course you choose. Pause and restart your course at any time, and if you fancy an upgrade, all you need to do is pay the difference in course fees.
Our expert tutors
Studying with LAT means you’ll be taught by experienced traders and analysts from major financial institutions, including HSBC, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Bloomberg. You’ll get 1:1 access to our team of trading mentors ten hours a day to develop robust trading strategies and have all your questions answered. We also host three daily webinars where our experts analyse the markets and host discussions to enhance your learning and understanding.
Subjects
- Understanding of the FX market
- Currency comparisons
- Fundamental, Political and Macroeconomic Analysis
- How and why this affects the markets
- Checking daily macro news
- Fundamental or Technical approach?
- Identifying a trade from conception to execution
- Timeframe analysis
- Risk management and lot sizing
- Identifying major market levels – support, resistance, trends and channels
- Strength of major market levels
- Potential market moves when approaching these levels
- Setting price targets and stop losses
- Are our price targets realistic?
- Reasons for stop levels – ensuring trades have enough time to develop
- Using Japanese candlestick analysis to identify shifts in sentiment
- Identifying price patterns and using them to identify possible market levels
- Introduction to Moving Averages and MACD
- Identify underlying trends
- Generating trading signals
- Bollinger Bands
- Volume and On-Balance-Volume analysis
- Oscillators and Momentum Indicators
- Construction and interpretation of RSI and stochastics
- Trading psychology – understanding our natural human biases
- Managing emotions when holding winning or losing positions
- Structured S-T-E-M approach
- Straddle trade
- Pivot point trading
- Holy Grail trade
About London Academy of Trading
The London Academy of Trading (LAT) is an award-winning, dual-accredited provider of financial trading education and was the first academy in the UK to offer accredited and regulated qualifications in trading. We pride ourselves on providing practical and vocational trading training courses, will allow you to step onto the trading floor with all the tools you need to make sound, data-driven decisions.
Since 2010, we have remained committed to our four pillars of knowledge: fundamental analysis, technical analysis, trading psychology and risk management. We are dedicated to guiding you through theoretical and practical applications of trading to help you succeed in this exciting environment.
