Do you know your CFDs from your spread bets? In this short course, we’ll explain what financial products are and walk you through three popular margin trading products.

What you'll learn

  • What CFDs, spread bets and spot forex is
  • Clear, worked example of each product type in action on a range of markets
  • The difference between products and markets
  • Why particular products are favored by traders

Who teaches this course


Phillip Konchar authored the course. He is an expert in technical analysis and its application in margin trading. 

He is Head Tutor at My Trading Skills, for over a decade and a half he has provided trading education for major brokerages and prop trading houses in London and Dublin.

We are an award-winning, CPD-accredited provider of online education for individuals wanting to learn about the financial markets, private trading, and how to start doing it themselves using their own capital. Our courses have helped 1,000s of people approach trading in a rational, balanced manner.

How to take the course

The course is online and on-demand, available on both desktop and mobile, so you can study at your own pace anytime and anywhere. Process through the video lessons, practice tasks and test how much you have learned with the knowledge check.

Who this course is for

  • New traders
  • Competent traders wanting a refresh

Prerequisites

None.

Time to complete

The course is split into two parts, the theory part will take 50 minutes to complete and the practical part will take 35 minutes.

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