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...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...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...Read More

Bitcoin is approaching all-time-highs and we wish someone told you. We wish you were one of our students or a trader, part of our community, so that you would be properly prepared for the current crypto bull market.Read More

As promised in our previous article, after the iPhone app, AGORA, our in-house developed learning platform is now available to download for Android phones too. So far the feedback we got from our community is great, they love the apps, but we won’t stop here, the development of AGORA continues, we will keep improving it.Read More

With the start of 2020, we are looking back at our best trades of the past decade. 10. Going long Spanish government bonds as the European debt crisis got resolved View this post on Instagram TOP IOTAF TRADES OF THE DECADE: Number 10: going long Spanish government bonds as the European debt crisis got resolved....Read More

To all our students and alumni: we will not rest until you have succeeded and become a profitable trader. We will continue to provide you with the education you need as well as the coaching and resources that are required to be successful in this game.  You can come to our offices forever and retake...Read More

Our student traders and recent graduates had a special treat last night. They could experience a rare market moving event, the midterm elections’ night at the IOTAF trading floor. As day traders, trading economic events is our bread and butter, depending on the product we trade, every week there are several opportunities to make money...Read More