Description
Stage 1. Getting Familiar with the Terminal and Trading
Duration: 1–3 days
Format: Short lessons + quizzes + videos + homework assignments
Objective: To introduce beginners to the trading terminal, basic concepts, and provide experience in placing their first trade.
Module 1. What Is Trading and How Does It Work?
Lesson 1. What to Expect from This Course
- Introduction: how the training process works
- Participation rules and Telegram support
- Submitting assignments and gaining access to the next stagesAssignment: join the Telegram chat and send your username to the LMS
Lesson 2. Who Is a Trader?
- Differences between a trader and an investor
- What a trader does during the trading day
- Trading styles (scalping, intraday, etc.)Assignment: multiple-choice quiz with correct statements
Lesson 3. What a Trader Needs to Trade
- What a trading account is
- Fees and slippage
- What “deposit management” means and how it works at a prop firmAssignment: quiz + question: “What is the fee rate in your terminal?”
Lesson 4. Why Analyze Trades?
- What “trade analysis” is and why it’s important
- Components of a trade review: entry point, reason, stop-loss, outcomeAssignment: choose the correct definition of “trade analysis” + a real-life example
Lesson 5. Why Following a Plan Is Important
- Why you shouldn’t move your stop-loss
- What happens when risk management rules are violatedAssignment: a scenario with a mistake — choose the correct reaction
Module 2. Getting Started with the Scalp Terminal
Lesson 6. Installing and Logging Into the Terminal
- Where to download the terminal and how to log in
- How to top up your demo account with $5 (or gain access)Assignment: submit a screenshot of logging into the terminal
Lesson 7. Interface Overview
- Understanding the order book, trade tape, and trade history table
- Main elements of the terminalAssignment: interactive labeling test of the interface elements
Lesson 8. How to Place a Limit Order with the Mouse
- Practice placing and cancelling orders via the order book
- Using BUY / SELL buttons and selecting volumeAssignment: open and close an order, record a short video, and upload it
Lesson 9. Recording a Trade and Submitting It for Review
- How to enable screen recording
- What must be visible: entry, exit, order book, commentaryAssignment: submit your first trade video
Module 3. Review and Advancement to the Next Stage
Lesson 10. Mini-Test: What Have You Learned?
- Review of key concepts: trader, terminal, fees, order typesAssignment: complete the test with at least 80% correct answers
Lesson 11. Final Assignment
- Repeat all steps: open the terminal, find an instrument, place a limit order, close the position, record a videoAssignment: submit your final trade video
Lesson 12. What’s Next?
- Congratulations on completing this stage
- What to expect in Stage 2
Link to Telegram for reporting and contacting the team
Assignment: confirm readiness to proceed to Stage 2
