Can Online Forex Courses Replace Reading Forex Articles?

The problem with the foreign exchange market or any other market for that matter is that there's so much information to consume before trading that many traders skip that part and jump right within, which ultimately leads to losses. Spending the time to read Forex articles as well as take professional Forex trading courses is as important or even more important than placing effective stop losses on your own trades.

The Web is overflowing with high high quality Forex articles and lord knows, the developers of the Forex courses out there sooo want to take your money. Now, don't get me incorrect, I appreciate the temptation to begin trading as quickly as possible, but that will be your first and biggest mistake inside your Forex career.

The question then becomes, which one deserves additional time, Forex articles or Forex trading courses? The answer in this instance, unlike many other areas in Forex, is monochrome. You should spend your time reading as many Forex articles as possible and only once you have done that should you consider taking a Forex currency trading course.

The following are some reasons Forex articles will prove far better than Forex courses:
  • Price: The Web is full of great articles. There is no reason you should spend your hard earned dollars on a Forex trading course when you can read endless articles free of charge. OK, that was an obvious one.
  • Personalized: Many people are more technical than others, some people can connect with fundamentals better than others, each person has their very own style. It is for this reason that a trading course is probably not as effective as reading Forex articles that talk to you on your personal level.
  • Pace: When reading a Forex currency trading article, you can read it at your personal pace, while a Forex trading course is usually given to several person, so you have to keep up. Given the above mentioned points, there is no reason you should not have access to the flexibility to learn Forex at your personal pace.
  • Variety: In terms of topics, a Forex course has its syllabus and what ever topics the instructor decides to teach is what you need to learn. Articles on the other hand, are on all topics. So if you feel like you are weaker on the main topic of technical analysis, you can go ahead and study forex articles on that topic specifically.
  • Legitimacy: If you're paying for a Forex course, you never know if you are getting the best bang for your buck. You might be dealing with a company that wants to steal your money and provide you with the most basic possible Forex trading course. Reading Forex articles independently however is freely available and there are no dangers involved.