CFD Education: The Pathway to Success

There Can Be No Success without Knowledge

Many brokers are coming to see that it is easier to work with investors who are knowledgeable to some degree about the market and its products. To that end many are offering CFD tips in the form of seminars online, face-to-face, reports and courses online and off. Even if you have been dabbling in the market for years, taking an intermediate or advanced course could give you the edge you need to go even further.

Research is the Key

If you’re new to trading, it is very important to understand how CFD’s work, you can do this is by getting some type of CFD trading education. Educate yourself not only about the stock market, but about the different brokers that offer their services. Each broker’s program will differ in some area, including how they charge their clients and various fees and surcharges. When searching for a broker your knowledge base will help you choose the perfect fit.

Some brokers use a more technical method, meaning they rely on a set system to decide on when they should buy or sell. They use charts, graphs and histories to come up with their strategy for you. The other type of broker uses the fundamental trading techniques which involve looking at how the marker is valued and its reaction to policy changes, political climate and breaking news.

What to Avoid

There are hundreds of courses offering CFD trading education being pushed online, so it will be difficult to know which courses are actually worth the price tag. When you perform a search for educational material it is literally a crap shoot. How does one tell the charlatan from the real trading masters? Below is a list of things you might want to consider before you shell out your hard earned dollars.

1. No matter how much you spend trading success cannot be guaranteed. The nature of the market makes anyone who makes this claim a liar. Trading is not an exact science so there is no way to input a formula and always get a good result.
2. Trading is not an overnight success story in the making. It is a marathon not a sprint. No matter what the “experts” selling the course says, without passion, patience and interest, your efforts are likely to be in vain. If you cannot be in for the long haul you would do better to save your money.
3. Just as gamblers should not take the money for the mortgage to the casino, a trader should not trade with what they cannot afford to lose. If you start trading with an immediate fear of going bankrupt from a loss you are doomed from the start.
4. Trading is not a get rich quick scheme. What constitutes a success is being able to exploit a given edge over a long period of time.to do this you have to come to the table with a certain maturity level, a great amount of discipline, a proven methodology and risk capital.
5. Many courses are not what they seem. Some are just tools that are used to get you to buy superfluous items that you just don’t need. The course creator has a hidden agenda, whether it is to sell you a package, news feed, or getting you to become a member of their trading platform.

While all of the above are true, there really are CFD trading strategy offerings that are good products. These are the ones that will “teach you the business” not just spout the same technical garble that you can find on your own. Know what you are buying before you sign up.

About the Author:

Jermaine Patterson is a stockbroker with 20 years’ experience. He has worked with major firms and private entities all across the UK.