Jumpstart Your Forex Journey: Build Confidence and Make Your First Trade

Ever wondered how traders profit from the rise and fall of global currencies? Forex — short for foreign exchange — is the world’s largest and most liquid financial market, where opportunities exist 24 hours a day, five days a week.

If you’ve always wanted to try forex trading but didn’t know where to begin, this seminar is the perfect starting point. Designed for beginners, it breaks down the essentials of currency trading — from understanding how forex works to identifying trading opportunities using simple technical and fundamental tools.

You’ll learn how to read charts, spot trends, and understand what drives currency movements in response to global events. By the end of the session, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to start building your own trading plan — and even make your first trade on the Phillip MT5 platform (demo account available!).

Agenda

• Introduction to Forex Trading
  What the forex market is and how traders profit from currency movements
• Key Features of Forex Contracts
  Contract sizes, margin, and leverage explained simply
• Forex Mechanics: Essential Calculations
  Understanding pips, spreads, and how profits/losses are calculated
• Technical Basics
  How to identify support/resistance levels, price momentum, and simple dual-timeframe strategies
• Fundamental Basics
  How global events, economic indicators, and interest rates affect currency prices
• Getting Started with Phillip MT5
  A step-by-step walkthrough of the platform

*Please note that registration starts at 6.30pm and there will be no refreshments provided.

Speaker

Phil Gan

Senior Sales Manager, Phillip Nova

With over 12 years of experience in the financial markets and a degree in NUS Computer Science, Phil believes in providing both fundamental and technical perspectives in trading. The strong support in fundamental and technical analysis that Phil provides helps clients develop a keen understanding of risk management, an essential skill every trader should possess.