What’s New at IOTAF?

Yesterday, we had the Autumn Market Strategy Session at IOTAF, which was open to the public. Our teacher/traders explained the recent developments in central bank monetary policy around the world and their impact on fixed income interest rates, mortgages, stock indexes, precious metals and currencies. They presented several strategies based on macro fundamentals and technical analysis. The second part of the evening was an open Q&A, where they answered questions...Read More

We are really excited to announce the complete opening of our online trading education and mentoring platform, AGORA, to everyone who wants to upgrade their trading skills. Initially, AGORA was designed as learning support for our Master in Trading (MIT) students, a platform where they can tune in to classes and strategy sessions if they can’t come to the school. Down the road, one after another, we started adding more...Read More

For those of you who missed our public strategy session on Thursday, February 18, 2021, here is the recording of the meeting. Have some tea or cup of coffee next to you and make yourself comfortable for this two hours of intense market strategy. Enjoy!Read More

DETROIT, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Benzinga, the largest financial news vendor to North American brokerages, announced today that it will be partnering with the Institute of Trading and Finance (IOTAF) to help drive the institute’s mission of training individuals in trading with hands-on experience. Using Benzinga’s newswire, IOTAF students will obtain a fundamental understanding of how news flow impacts financial markets. “We are very excited to be involved with IOTAF on supporting...Read More

2020 was an amazing year for IOTAF traders and students. Not only did we have the best trades ever but our students were able to learn first hand how volatile markets work and how to make money when markets are in distress and in recovery mode. From panic stocks to stay-at-home stocks, to Covid testing stocks; to commodities like gold and the crazy catch up in silver, to the crazy...Read More