Education · 1 of 5
The path
No degree or license. Passing is a trading skill and a rule-following skill.
- 1
Learn to trade
2 to 3 months
Futures, forex (currency trading) or stocks, risk sizing and how margin works, from free material.
- 2
Practice in a free demo
3 to 6 months
Copy the firm's exact rules in a free practice account until you can stay inside them for weeks.
- 3
Read the rule book closely
A few days
Daily loss limits, trailing drawdowns, news bans and consistency rules decide most failures.
- 4
Buy one small evaluation
1 to 3 months
Trade it like real money. If you fail, find out which rule you broke before buying another.
- 5
Collect payouts, then decide
1 year or more
A year of steady payouts is a real sign of skill. A few weeks is not.