FAQ's

Training and Courses

Do you offer courses for beginner or experienced traders?
What is the schedule of the one-on-one and group online sessions?
What do you talk about during the one-on-one and the group sessions?
I’m worried about the quality of the course for experienced traders...
For what type of traders your courses are better?
What is the main objective of your courses?
What happens when the course comes to an end?
If you are trading successfully, why do you offer courses?
When can I sign up for your courses?

Methodology and Other

How long does it take to trade consistently?
Do you trade your own accounts?
Can you guarantee that I will trade successfully the Forex market?
How much can I expect to make trading the Forex market?
How many trades do you take per week?
How much do you risk per trade?
Are you sure the system you use to trade fits me?
Is my payment secure?
I have a question not answered here...


Q. Do you offer courses for novice or advanced traders?

A. I offer courses for both, novice and advanced traders.

Each trader ha different needs, knowledge, experience level, etc. If you are an experienced trader you don’t need to go through all the basics, it wouldn’t be helpful, it would be a waste of time, and therefore you and me will focus only on advanced topics, trading strategies, determine low risk trade opportunities, etc. Click here to access the Forex Training for Advanced Traders

If you are a beginner trader, first things first, you need to go through the basics, understand how the market works, how to place your orders, study indicators and other important tools that you need to cover before I start teaching you how to trade. The course for novice traders is completely FREE.

You can also take advantage of the FREE Forex Education section, you’ll find plenty of resources that will help you become a better trader.

Q. What is the schedule of the one-on-one and group online sessions?

A. All one-on-one sessions are scheduled at a convenient time for you, and don’t worry, if you can’t attend the session, we’ll reschedule it.

The schedule of group sessions varies. Most group sessions are scheduled either at morning or nights (NY time) to accommodate most traders. If you can’t attend the groups sessions at a particular schedule, don’t worry, I record every session so can watch them at your convenience, as many times as you want.

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Q. What do you talk about on the one-on-one and during the group sessions?

During the one-on-one sessions I help you with the system, we tweak it to make it fit your trading style, risk profile, trade personality, etc. This is important because this way you will feel comfortable trading it, and therefore you will achieve consistent results sooner.

At the group sessions, we analyze the market and determine which currency pairs we are going to focus on each day. I create a trading plan, with possible entry levels, currency pairs to trade, on which direction, etc. We also talk about relevant events, etc.

Q. I’m worried about the quality of the material of the course for Advanced Traders.

A. You don’t have to worry about it, we already offer a course for beginner traders (and it's FREE), and all the basics goes into that course. Everything you’ll see on the course for advanced traders have to do with the strategy and other advanced topics that will actually help you trade better.

Q. For what type of traders your course is better?

A. Our trading strategy can be traded by day traders, swing and position traders. During the one-on-one sessions I’ll work together with you to help you tweak the strategy and make it fit your trading style, risk profile, etc.

For scalpers, just let me tell you one thing, from all the scalpers I have met since I started trading, either, they are no longer trading, or they have switched to day, swing or position trading. It’s very difficult to scalp the market and get consistent results (if it is possible scalping the market). So I suggest you to re-think the way you trade.

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Q. What is the main objective of your courses?

A. Course for Advanced Traders: To help you reach consistency on your trading results. Consistency is the most important factor when it comes to trading, we don't want unexpected profitable trades, what we are looking for is for a methodology that will allow you to generate consistent profits month after month.

Course for Beginner Traders: To help you understand the forces that influence the Forex market, help you learn the basics of currency trading, to be aware of all the tools available to trade the Forex market and make you feel more comfortable with your trading.  

Q. What happens when the course for Advanced Traders comes to an end?

A. Nothing, you’ll continue to have access to every section of the course, you’ll still have access to the one-on-one sessions (upon your request), groups sessions, forum, chat, email and phone support, etc.  You will still have access to the course material, to me and other traders, etc.

Q. If you are successfully trading your own accounts, why do you offer courses?

A. Ahhh good question! The methodology that I use to trade the Forex market does not require me to be glued at the monitor every single minute. I have a trading plan for each day, and I know what the market needs to do in order to start trading each currency pair.

For instance, sometimes the market needs to retrace to an important level, so I need to wait for the market to retrace back, it’s not like I suddenly get my signals and I need to enter right away. So I get the time, in between trades, to have one-on-one sessions, etc.

Plus, there is nothing more rewarding on earth, than helping people reach their goals.

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Q. When can I sign up for your courses?

A. Anytime, you can see the schedule of our courses here, but if you decide to enter before the course begins, we can start with the one-on-one coaching sessions.

Q. How long does it take to trade consistently?

A. To excel on trading, as on any other endeavor, requires hard work, discipline, commitment, etc. So it is really up to you, the time you commit to this project is directly correlated to the time you will start to trade consistently.

You can’t expect to be a successful trader after a few weeks/months of trading. Yes, I’m here to help you accelerate the learning curve, but you still need to practice, take trades, trade live during different scenarios, understand how the market moves, etc. And these take some time.

So again, it’s up to you, but if you dedicate enough time and commit yourself to this project, in 4 – 6 months you’ll be ready to trade.

Q. Do you trade you own accounts?

A. Yes I do. We are first traders then mentors. I trade my own accounts using the methodologies you are about to learn.

The Forex Strategy we use to trade the forex market allows us to have some time to monitor the market while teaching traders the strategy.  

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Q. Can you guarantee that I will trade successfully after taking your course?

A. No, in fact, no one can (if someone guarantees you this, think it twice). I can teach you what to do, how to determine low risk opportunities, I can teach you the complete methodology, etc. but at the end, you will have to follow it, you have to take all trading decisions, and there is no way I can guarantee that you will follow every rule of the system.

I can guarantee something though: if you follow the methodology, you will get positive results.

Q. How many trades do you take per week?

It depends on the market really. We take many trades when the market it’s clear, when there are low risk trade opportunities available. On weeks like these, we could take anywhere from 8 to 10 trades.

But sometimes the market is not tradable, it’s shouting at you: don’t trade, on these weeks I can take one or two trades if I find the opportunities, if I don’t find the opportunities, I just don’t trade.  

Q. How much do you risk per trade?

I risk only 1% of my account per trade. Why 1%? Because at that level I feel comfortable, some other traders like to risk more and some other less than that. That depends on your risk profile and we’ll find out yours on the one-on-one sessions.

It’s very important that you feel comfortable with the amount of capital you risk per trade, otherwise you’ll start to second guess your system, etc.

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Q. Are you sure the system you use to trade fits me?

No, I’m not. That’s the reason we hold one-on-one sessions to make the necessary changes and tweak the system to make sure it fits your trading style, risk profile, trading personality, etc.

Q. How much can I expect to make trading the Forex market?


You can expect to make an average of 4 to 8% on a monthly basis, risking only 1% per trade. Of course there are better months, but there are also months that aren’t that good.

I know there are traders that talk about 100% or 50% of return per month, let me tell you something, it isn't a realistic goal! It’s not possible to make such returns month after month. In order to get those results, you’ll need to risk a similar amount of capital, and guess what happens when the market doesn’t behave as expected? Your account vanishes.

This is the reason I like to use well defined risk and money management techniques.

Q. Is my payment secure?


A. Absolutely, the companies that process the course payments (PayPal and 2CheckOut) are amongst the most respected name concerning online secured payments.

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