This course will give you both the robust theoretical foundations as well as all the practical knowledge you need to become a successful trader. From describing what trading is, explaining market prices and macro-economics to how to actually execute a trade and keep a journal, this comprehensive course is the only thing you need on your journey to becoming a trader.
Johnson Trading Group is an international, investment education organization which aims to equip those aspiring to be traders as well as traders who want to increase their returns with world-class learning materials, strategies and guidance.
Our founder, Alexander Johnson, is a visiting lecturer at Oxford University and an active trader. An adept teacher and an astute trader, he designed our trading programme that strikes the perfect balance between theory and practice. The unique programme is created with practical market application in mind so as to allow trader’s to build on a strong foundation.
We believe that we offer one of the most in depth and practical courses available from any institution worldwide. Years of research and insight has gone into the creation of this programme to ensure that you use effective trading strategies.
The US stock market has high levels of liquidity and regulation. It is for this purpose that we specialise our traders within this market. We then focus them on trading strategies which encompass a portfolio approach which means that both fundamentals and technicals are considered within the context of market behaviour. The only way to beat a computer is with a better grasp of market sentiment and behavioural finance. This combined with a highly opportunity driven strategy enable a blend of short and medium term trading strategies to be intelligently pursued.
Our Programme Director has designed programmes taught at Oxford University as well as for large corporations and for conferences. His expertise not only within trading but also within academia makes him a well composed blend of skills for delivering this programme with maximum effectiveness for you as a student.
The learning process can be broken down into three simple steps:
his process must then be repeated so that the knowledge that goes into our short term memory can be better retained for longer term use. This is why this course is so incredibly practical. You must use the skills you obtain with immediate effect and it is for this reason that you are encouraged from even just week 5 of the course to begin opening your trading account and working with real money.
The journalling aspect also allows a type of self reflection. This combined with forming trader communities is what ascends a trader to a higher level.
The programme is broken down into manageable, weekly modules, designed to accelerate your learning process through diverse learning activities:
This course has been formulated to make sure that you have all of the skills to become a well rounded and strategic financial markets trader. In order to achieve this we have created content in a digestible format which takes into account the different ways in which people best learn.