TradesBack Academy
Learn to trade smarter — and keep more of every trade
Free, plain-English courses on forex, crypto, commodities and indices. Read every lesson free; create an account to track your progress, take the quizzes and earn a certificate for each course.
- 6 courses · 61 lessons
- A quiz for every module
- Shareable certificates
Forex Foundations
Your first steps into currency trading
A beginner course on how the forex market works: currency pairs, pips, lots, leverage, trading sessions and order types, with worked examples.
3 modules · 13 lessons ~40 min
Brokers, Costs and Rebates
Know what every trade really costs you
Learn how forex brokers operate, how spreads, commissions and swaps add up, and how trading rebates can lower your net cost per lot.
3 modules · 11 lessons ~33 min
Risk Management Essentials
Size trades, set stops and protect your account
Learn how to size positions, place stop-losses, use risk-reward maths, control leverage and manage drawdowns and trading psychology.
2 modules · 8 lessons ~24 min
Crypto Exchange Trading Basics
Spot, fees, futures and safety on crypto exchanges
Learn how crypto exchanges work: order books and order types, maker and taker fees, rebates, perpetual futures, leverage risk and account security.
4 modules · 14 lessons ~42 min
Gold and Oil Trading Basics
How gold and oil CFDs work, and what moves them
Learn how commodity CFDs work, how gold and oil contracts are sized, what drives their prices and how to manage the risks of trading them.
3 modules · 9 lessons ~27 min
Indices and Stock CFDs
How index and share CFDs work, and their key risks
Understand stock indices, how index and share CFDs are priced, what moves them, and the costs and gap risks that come with trading them.
2 modules · 6 lessons ~18 min
Educational content only — not investment advice. Trading leveraged products such as forex, CFDs and crypto derivatives carries a high risk of losing money. See our risk disclosure.