Introduction to Financial Markets and Trading

23 March 2026

1 Week

From ยฃ599

Celebrating 10 years of helping women break into trading!

Weโ€™re committed to supporting more women who want to build a career in the financial markets. Through our Women in Trading Scholarship, eligible women can receive 30% off any accredited trading course, plus our Trader Development Package at no extra cost (worth up to ยฃ999).

This exclusive package gives you up to a year of free interactive support from our expert team, plus additional tools and guidance to help you maintain momentum, sharpen your strategy, and maximise your trading success.

Limited scholarship spots available. Apply now!

Offer ends 31 March.

Every LAT student will be offered a free $20k Challenge at the completion of their chosen LAT trading course

  • Weโ€™ll send your $20k Challenge invitation (sponsored by the5ers) when you complete your LAT course.
  • Youโ€™ll complete the Challenge on a demo account with clear profit targets and risk limits.
  • If you pass the Challenge, youโ€™ll be given a $20,000 live account, keeping up to 100% of your profits.

*Funded Trader Audition T&Csย 

We are thrilled to be able to offer a 30% scholarship towards any of our courses to the following individuals.

  • Members of the emergency services, NHS or social sector
  • Job Seekers
  • Individuals with Refugee Status
  • Blue Light Card Holders
  • Past and present members of the Military Services

To find out more about this great opportunity, click here

*T&Cs Apply

This one-week trading course is great for those who have an interest in trading and want to take the first step in the financial markets.

Introduction to Financial Markets and Trading is a trading course targeting beginners. Learners will receive an introduction to the world of trading, and have the option to study online via live interactive sessions, or in person on our trading floor in central London.

We start with a beginners guide to financial markets and work from the bottom up. The programme then moves on to look at a day in the life of a trader, before giving you a good overview of fundamental and technical analysis and evaluation of macro-economic data releases. We look into the topic of trading psychology and examine the effects this can have on trading performance.

With a focus on currencies, commodities and major indices during the programme, you will be encouraged to trade real-time markets on a demo trading platform. You will be fully supported by our team throughout the day, helping you through the trading experience. Our expert lecturers will be the ones to guide you through this learning experience; the LAT faculty have vast experience in the trading sector and will pass their knowledge and skills on to you, preparing you physically and mentally for a future involving the financial markets.

All of our mentors are experienced traders and their knowledge will be vital in helping you to develop and enhance your understanding of the trading industry.

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  • Appreciate how economic news and political events affect financial markets
  • Understanding of the practicalities of trading in real-time financial markets
  • Use fundamental and technical analysis to execute trades
  • Manage trading risk and build trading strategies for real-time markets
  • Understand price charts and how they can be used to anticipate future market moves
  • Use real-time trading software to execute trades

Introduction to Financial Markets

  • What are financial markets, who trades them and why
  • Market jargon and the roles of retail banks, investment banks, central banks and brokers

Financial Market Economics

  • Macroeconomic data – Interest rates, inflation, economic cycles, etc.
  • Central Bank influence – Monetary policy
  • Government influence – Fiscal policy

Fundamental and Technical Analysis

  • How to analyse financial markets from a fundamental perspective
  • Technical analysis โ€“ how to analyse charts and price action

Trading Psychology and Risk Management

  • Understanding natural human biases and how to avoid emotional pitfalls when trading
  • How to manage risk, per trade and within a portfolio

Mentored Trading

  • Virtual practical trading sessions to apply learned knowledge
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