Africa.Forex Academy · Free · No sign-up
Learn to trade, for free: from zero to a tested trading plan
42 lessons, about 6 hours of reading, written for traders in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria and across Africa. Learn how markets and money work, how to control risk, read charts and company reports, stay disciplined, invest for the long term and pay the right taxes.
3 lessons are open to everyone. Create a free account to read all 42, take the quizzes and save your progress. Free forever, no card.
- Quizzes in every lesson
Answer three quick questions to lock in what you read.
- Your progress is saved
Tick lessons off and pick up where you left off.
- Practice, not just theory
Every lesson ends with a task for your demo account or journal.
- Made for Africa
Examples in rand, shillings and naira; local regulators, exchanges and taxes.
🧭 Start here
What trading is, how markets and money work, and how to learn it the right way.
- Learn to trade: the roadmapBeginner · 9 min · Open
- What is trading?Beginner · 7 min · Open
- How the market worksBeginner · 8 min · 🔒 Free account
- How money worksBeginner · 9 min · 🔒 Free account
- Why AfricaBeginner · 7 min · 🔒 Free account
- Learn how to learnBeginner · 7 min · 🔒 Free account
- Your first 30 daysBeginner · 6 min · 🔒 Free account
🔢 Trading basics
Pips, lots, leverage, orders, costs, sessions and the maths of risk.
🛡️ Stay safe
Find a licensed broker and avoid the scams that target African traders.
🌍 Markets
Forex, stocks, indices, commodities and real assets.
📊 Analysis and information
Technical and fundamental analysis, earnings, reports, news and how to spot fake news.
- Technical analysisBeginner · 12 min · 🔒 Free account
- Fundamental analysisIntermediate · 11 min · 🔒 Free account
- Company earningsIntermediate · 9 min · 🔒 Free account
- Reading annual reportsAdvanced · 12 min · 🔒 Free account
- Trading the newsIntermediate · 8 min · 🔒 Free account
- Fake news and misinformationIntermediate · 8 min · 🔒 Free account
- Where to get reliable informationBeginner · 6 min · 🔒 Free account
🎯 Strategy and practice
Strategies, day trading, backtesting, your trading plan and what makes traders profitable.
- Trading strategiesIntermediate · 11 min · 🔒 Free account
- Day tradingIntermediate · 8 min · 🔒 Free account
- Backtesting and demo tradingIntermediate · 10 min · 🔒 Free account
- Trading plan and journalIntermediate · 9 min · 🔒 Free account
- How to be profitableAdvanced · 10 min · 🔒 Free account
- Trend following for stocks and indicesIntermediate · 10 min · 🔒 Free account
- Swing trading stocks and indicesIntermediate · 10 min · 🔒 Free account
🧠 Mind and discipline
Discipline, psychology and the books worth reading.
💰 Money and investing
Saving, financial knowledge, long-term investing and taxes.
🏆 Funding and careers
Funded accounts, FTMO and how to work for a trading firm.
Educational content only, not financial, investment or tax advice. Trading forex and CFDs carries a high risk of losing money.