
Begin your algorithmic trading journey by setting up the trading environment, choosing a broker, and mastering MetaTrader, including charts, indicators, time frames, demo accounts, and expert advisors.
Assess investment capital, experience, and risk tolerance before trading forex, crypto, stocks, or futures. This educational course clarifies it is not financial advice and not registered as an investment advisor.
Choose a regulated broker with low spreads, commissions, and swaps to ensure safe withdrawals; understand regulators such as CFTC, NFA, FCA, MiFID, Finma, CySEC, and use demo accounts with MetaTrader.
Open a free demo account with icy markets, choose standard or raw spread with 1 to 100 leverage, and install and log into MetaTrader 5 for expert advisors.
Learn to use the MetaTrader platform for algo trading, including market watch, bid and ask, spreads, symbol search, and candlestick charts with historical data for backtesting expert advisors.
Discover how expert advisors and trading robots automate algorithmic trading strategies, executing trades based on events with stop loss and take profit, using indicators like accelerator oscillator and MACD.
Choose your first expert advisor from the Mql5 marketplace for MT4/MT5, review transparent live track records on FX Blue, and start with a 200-dollar account using the free Dark Moon.
Backtest expert advisors in MetaTrader using a demo account to analyze performance, drawdown, and profitability, with configurable periods and data models from open prices to real ticks.
Set up a demo account and let the expert advisors trade to learn risk without real money, then backtest and monitor results for months before moving to a live account.
Move from demo to funded or prop firm accounts by applying strict risk controls, backtesting, and drawdown limits to keep equity drawdown under 10% and target 2% monthly gains.
Monitor live or demo trading on your phone with MetaTrader 5, review positions, pending orders, and history, and learn to keep actual trading on a computer for algo trading.
Build a foundation in algorithmic trading by setting up environments, using MetaTrader and expert advisors, portfolio diversification, money management, and real-time performance tracking with FX blue and my FX book.
Start Your Algo Trading Journey the Right Way - No Coding Required
If you want to begin trading with robots but aren’t sure where to start, this course gives you a clear and practical foundation. You’ll learn how to set up your trading environment from scratch, how to navigate MetaTrader with confidence, and how to work with Expert Advisors (EAs) without needing any programming skills.
Algorithmic trading is one of the most reliable ways to approach the markets — it removes emotional decisions, follows strict rules, and allows you to run tested systems around the clock. The challenge for newcomers is knowing which robots to use, how to place them correctly, and how to avoid the common mistakes most beginners make.
In this course, I’ll guide you through each step and show you how to get started safely and effectively.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Choose a trustworthy Forex/CFD broker.
• Open a demo account and install MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5.
• Understand the MetaTrader interface, charts, and essential tools
• Use Market Watch, Navigator, and the Terminal effectively.
• Apply indicators, adjust chart settings, and trade on a variety of timeframes
• Understand how Expert Advisors function
• Select profitable robots using real performance data.
• Place multiple EAs on MetaTrader and ensure they run correctly.
• Backtest Expert Advisors inside MetaTrader.
• Trade safely using demo accounts and small live accounts
• Track your results with FXBlue or MyFXbook.
• Prepare for building a well-diversified portfolio of EAs
Course Structure
You’ll follow a simple and beginner-friendly learning path:
Section 1 — Introduction
Course overview, expectations, and orientation.
Section 2 — Trading Environment
Choosing a broker, setting up MetaTrader, opening a demo account, and connecting to FXBlue/MyFXbook.
Section 3 — MetaTrader Basics
Platform interface, charts, tools, Market Watch, Navigator, and Terminal.
Section 4 — Expert Advisors (Algorithmic Trading)
What trading strategies are, how EAs work, selecting robots, EA placement, and backtesting.
Section 5 — Live Algo Trading
Demo trading, small live trading, preparing for prop firms, and monitoring trades on mobile devices.
Conclusion:
Final tips and what to expect in the next course.
About Your Instructor
My name is Petko Aleksandrov. I’m a professional algorithmic trader with more than a decade of experience, hundreds of live trading accounts, and thousands of students trained worldwide. I run the Algo Trading Space platform, where I share real results, ready-to-use robots, and full algo trading training for both beginners and advanced traders.
My goal is straightforward: I want to help you learn algorithmic trading properly, without wasting years on trial and error.
Who This Course Is For
This course is ideal for:
• Beginners who want to start trading with robots
• Traders looking to avoid emotional decisions and follow consistent rules
• MetaTrader users who want to automate their strategies
• Anyone preparing for live trading, funded accounts, or prop firm challenges
• Students who plan to continue to advanced portfolio-building courses
Requirements
• No prior trading experience
• No programming knowledge
• A computer with internet access (Windows recommended)
• Willingness to follow a clear and structured learning process