Course 1. Technical Analysis Basics

Objectives
Have an advanced knowledge of technical analysis as a tool for investment decision-making. It is currently an essential contribution that can be applied to a large number of financial markets: stock exchange, futures, currency, interest rates, ETF's,... The content is adapted to prepare for level 1 examination of the IFTA Certificate (Certified Financial Technician, CFTe) of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA).

Participants
Professionals who adopt investment decisions in financial markets, as well as operators, intermediaries, agents, analysts and investment consultants.

Programme
1.   Philosophy of technical analysis
2.   Dow's theory . Potential and weaknesses
3.   Graph construction
4.   Tendency lines. Generation of expectations
5.   Graphic analysis through supports and resistances
6.   Price standards. Statistical reliability
7.   Volume
8.   Mobile measures
9.   Oscillators and contrary opinion. Efficiency.
10. Relative force concept
11. Eliott's theory
12. Cycles
13. Introduction to money management
14. Intermarket analysis: actions versus futures
15. Share market indicators
16. Technical verification

Course 2. On-line trading

Objectives
With this course, those attending will improve their skills to determine their trading style, and will get to know the tools, techniques and technological platforms that will enable them to carry out their work as traders, improving the design of their own Trading Plan. It includes the presentation of the most important and more commonly used technological contracting platforms. It is recommendable to have an acceptable knowledge of technical analysis to get the most out of the course.

Participants
Professionals and individuals interested in deepening their knowledge of theoretic, technical and psychological short-term trading tools.

Programme
A.  Technological platforms (Realtick® e Interactivebrokers)
B.  On-line Trading

1.   Design of the Trading Plan
2.   Work tools ( Wealth-Lab Developer 3.0 ®)
3.   Money & Risk Management
4.   Timing . Tools and techniques for the trader
5.   Stops and execution of benefits (methods and techniques)
6.   Normal errors in trading (how to avoid them if possible)
7.   Trading styles and operating methods
8.   Verifications of a trading session
9.   Daily work plan of the trader
10. Psychological aspects of the trader (learning to handle emotions)
11. Trading as a business (personal perspective of Josep Codina)
12. Decalogue of the trader

Course 3. Investment System Design

Objectives
Those attending will learn the advanced possibilities of technical analysis through the automation of investment systems, using user and professional software (Wealth-Lab©). It is recommendable to have an acceptable knowledge of technical analysis to get the most out of the course.

Participants
Professionals who adopt investment decisions in financial markets, as well as operators, intermediaries, agents, analysts and investment consultants. It is also a very useful course for private investors in search of professional references, in order to appropriately automate their investment decisions.

Programme
1. Development of investment systems

- The principles of trading
- The stages of the trader
- Markets, systems and times
- Design a system. Theory and practice - Theoretic and practical concepts of the
   ATR (Average True Range) to establish stops loss, trailing stops and profit taking
- Tendency systems
- Volatility systems
- Support systems and resistances (lateral)

2. Investment systems in Wealth-lab©  

Place: IEF classrooms, Gran Vía, 670, 2º, - 08010 Barcelona