Day trading for beginners: a free course
Ten short lessons for complete beginners on how day trading actually works: what it costs, how to choose a market, how orders and risk work, and how to practice and review before real money is on the line. No strategies to sell you and no sign-up. It's the groundwork every trader needs, whatever they trade.
Lessons
- 1What day trading is, and what it isn't5 min
- 2How much money do you need to start day trading?6 min
- 3Stocks, futures, forex, options or crypto: choosing a market6 min
- 4Brokers, platforms and order types6 min
- 5Risk management: position size, stops and daily limits7 min
- 6Building a simple trading plan6 min
- 7Practice before real money: simulation, replay and starting small5 min
- 8Keep a trading journal and review your results6 min
- 9The mental side: tilt, revenge trading and overtrading5 min
- 10Next steps: your own account or a prop firm6 min
Practice with real records
TradeHarbor is free for one account: import your trades and it works out your win rate, expectancy and drawdown, and tracks prop firm rules if you use one.
Get early access Start freeEducational content only. Nothing here is investment, financial, or trading advice, and TradeHarbor is not affiliated with any prop firm, broker or platform mentioned. Trading futures and other leveraged products involves substantial risk of loss, including more than you deposit.