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Foundations
Ten short lessons covering the language, mechanics and risk maths every AI-trading newcomer needs.
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Short, structured lessons designed for thoughtful first-time learners.
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Mechanics
SoonHow orders, brokers, exchanges and execution actually work end-to-end.
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Risk
SoonDrawdown, position sizing, stress tests and survival mathematics.
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Psychology
SoonThe behavioural traps that ruin good strategies.
Get notified when it launchesTrading Strategies
Plain-English explainers of the major strategy families — when they work, when they fail, and how to spot honest claims about each one.
Trend-following
Buy strength, sell weakness, ride confirmed trends until momentum fades.
Mean reversion
Bet that prices return to a statistical average after sharp deviations.
Breakout
Enter when price clears a defined level expected to act as a regime trigger.
Scalping
High-frequency capture of very small price moves; lives or dies on execution costs.
Swing trading
Hold positions for days to weeks to capture multi-session moves.
Copy trading
Automatically mirror the trades of a more experienced investor on a social platform.
Editorial Insights
Independent commentary on AI trading, regulation and market structure, written by our editors. Any sponsored or affiliate link is clearly labelled.
Why 2026 is the year retail AI trading goes mainstream
A confluence of cheap inference, regulator clarity and platform consolidation is dragging AI trading out of the niche and into ordinary brokerage accounts.
Daniel Mercer · 5 min
How regulators are responding to AI brokers
A short, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction tour of how the major regulators are framing AI features in retail trading — and where the rules still have gaps.
Sarah Chen · 6 min
5 questions to ask any AI trading platform before depositing
Five plain-English questions that separate trustworthy AI trading platforms from the rest. Save this list, and use it before you ever fund an account.
James Whitfield · 5 min
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9-part series
Understanding Stock Market Indices
A plain-English walk through what the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow actually measure — and how ordinary investors put money behind them through index funds and ETFs.
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Stock Market Sectors Explained
Each of the eleven GICS sectors explained in plain English — Energy, Utilities, Health Care, Industrials, Real Estate and the rest — what is in them and why they move.
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ETFs & Funds Explained
A plain-English tour of funds, ETFs and index funds — how they actually work, what they cost, and how to assemble a sensible portfolio without overpaying.
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Asset Classes Explained
The major families of investments — equities, bonds, cash, property, commodities, alternatives and crypto — and how to combine them in a sensible portfolio.
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Property & REITs Explained
Property as an asset class — from direct ownership and buy-to-let to REITs, A-REITs and property funds, with valuation, risks and portfolio allocation explained.
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How Trading Actually Works
What really happens when you trade — orders, costs, leverage, products, shorting, platforms, risk and the regulators standing behind it all.
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Understanding Trading Strategies
The major trading strategies in plain English — trend, mean reversion, breakout, scalping, swing, copy trading and backtesting — and the forces that quietly erase each edge.
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