the trading desk

From 'I want to invest' to 'I trade with a plan.' Markets, jargon, charts, risk, and the boring discipline that keeps you alive.

outcome

Survive your first year. Understand markets, jargon, charts, risk, and basic strategies.

pace

2–4 weeks · paper trade for 3 months before live

1. 01 Market Basics
2. 02 Glossary & Short Forms
3. 03 Order Types
4. 04 Charts & Candlesticks
5. 05 Technical Indicators
6. + 4 more

Six months of paper or live trading under your belt. Time to add derivatives, multi-timeframe systems, screening, and proper backtesting.

prereq

Comfortable with candles, indicators, position sizing, and the 1% rule.

outcome

Filter setups, think in portfolios, measure in R-multiples, use derivatives without blowing up.

pace

1–2 months

1. 01 Market Microstructure
2. 02 Futures
3. 03 Options Basics
4. 04 Option Greeks
5. 05 Multi-Timeframe Analysis (MTFA)
6. + 5 more

A year-plus of disciplined trading and comfort with code. Quant methods, vol trading, portfolio construction, algos, ML, and the operational discipline of running a book.

prereq

Comfort with intermediate material. Python or another scripting language.

outcome

Think in distributions and portfolios of strategies. Build infrastructure that runs without you.

pace

Ongoing reference + research

1. 01 Quantitative Foundations
2. 02 Statistical Arbitrage
3. 03 Volatility Trading
4. 04 Advanced Options Strategies
5. 05 Market Regimes
6. + 5 more