Free Resources

Free books, courses, and educational materials

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How to Master Modern Markets

Darren O'Neill
★★★★ 4.6/5 Essential
The highest value-per-page of any trading book we've reviewed. Free.

School of Pipsology

BabyPips.com
★★★★ 4.3/5 Essential
The undisputed champion of free forex education for beginners.

Options Trading Manuals

Erta Ale
★★★★ 4.0/5 Recommended
Among the clearest free explanations of options Greeks available anywhere.

Varsity

Zerodha
★★★ 3.9/5 Recommended
Comprehensive free trading education. India-centric framing, globally applicable concepts.

r/RealDayTrading Wiki

Reddit Community
★★★ 3.8/5 Recommended
Community-built but genuinely strong day trading methodology. Free and opinionated.

Stage Analysis Summaries

Stan Weinstein / Community
★★★ 3.7/5 Recommended
One of the most useful structural frameworks in TA, available free in community summaries.

LEAN Documentation & Tutorials

QuantConnect
★★★ 3.6/5 Recommended
The best free starting point for aspiring algorithmic traders. Learn by building.

CME Group Education Library

CME Group
★★★ 3.5/5 Mixed
Institutional-grade accuracy, regulatory-document readability. Best as reference.

Finance & Capital Markets

Khan Academy
★★★ 3.4/5 Mixed
Excellent financial literacy. Stops well short of anything applicable to active trading.

Finance Theory I

MIT OpenCourseWare
★★★★★ 3.3/5 Mixed
Institutional-grade finance theory. Academic rigour, zero practical trading application.

Trading Guides

Rayner Teo / TradingwithRayner
★★★★★ 3.2/5 Mixed
Polished free content that's ultimately a funnel for paid courses.

TradingView Education Hub

TradingView
★★★★★ 3.1/5 Mixed
Great platform tutorials. Actual trading education content is hit-or-miss.

Complete Guides

Investopedia
★★★★★ 3.0/5 Mixed
Financial dictionary, not trading education. SEO-optimised, not trader-optimised.

Economic Research & Data Education

Federal Reserve (FRED)
★★★★★ 3.0/5 Mixed
Essential economic data literacy. No guidance on how to trade with it.

FXCM Trading Guides

FXCM
★★★★ 2.9/5 Mixed
Accurate but transparently designed to funnel readers into opening an account.