Basic FX
Learn about what the foreign exchange market is, some commonly used forex terms, and the advantages of
trading forex.
Calculate your FX Trade
Learn how to calculate the amount of margin required to enter a position, your potential profit or
loss in both pips and money terms, rollover for holding positions overnight, and your final profit
or loss once your trade is closed.
Intro to Support and Resistance
Learn the basic idea of what support and resistance levels are, how to identify these levels,
and why they are useful.
Candlestick Chart Patterns
Learn about some common candlestick chart patterns used by traders: Doji, Hammer, Shooting Star,
Abandoned Baby, Three White Soldiers, Three Black Crows, Triangles, Double Top/Bottom, and Head and Shoulders.
Intro to Options
Learn about call and put options, the advantages of trading options, and how to place an options
trade on your SaxoTrader.
Order Types
Learn about the different order types you can use when trading forex: Market orders, Limit
Orders, Stop Orders, Stop if Bid/Offered orders, Trailing Stop orders, and Trailing Stop if
Bid/Offered orders.
Part 1: Three-Way Orders - Theoretical
Learn what a three-way order is and the advantages of incorporating them into your trading strategies.
Part 2: Three-Way Orders – Practical
Learn how to place a three-way order on your SaxoTrader, and look at some real-life examples.
Part 1: Trailing Stops – Theoretical
Learn about the advantages of using trailing stops, the difference between a trailing stop and a traditional stop loss order, and look at a detailed example of the mechanics behind how trailing stops work.
Part 2: Trailing Stops – Practical
Learn the difference between placing Trailing Stop if Bid and Trailing Stop if Offered orders, and how to place trailing stops on your SaxoTrader.
Technical Analysis
Learn how to interpret some of the most commonly used technical analysis indicators: Moving Averages, MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands, and Fibonacci Retracement.
Trading Plan
Learn how to create a successful trading plan to achieve your trading goals.
SaxoTrader 2 Workspace Set Up
Introduction to SaxoTrader 2, setting up your workspace, setting up your account page, accessing news and analysis, and using your trading module.
About Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank is a regulated European investment bank, covered by a
Guarantee Fund, where you can trade financial instruments such as Forex, Stocks, CFDs and Futures. From the very beginning, we have emphasized technology as a vital key in being competitive in the online trading industry. With clients in over 160 countries, we are equally recognized for our excellence in technology as for our excellence in service.