Introduction to the Program

Enrol for this Postgraduate diploma and perfect your skills in risk management and leverage within the field of Forex trading in less than 6 months”

Why Study at TECH?

TECH is the world's largest 100% online business school. It is an elite business school, with a model based on the highest academic standards. A world-class center for intensive managerial skills education.   

TECH is a university at the forefront of technology, and puts all its resources at the student's disposal to help them achieve entrepreneurial success”

At TECH Global University

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Innovation

The university offers an online learning model that balances the latest educational technology with the most rigorous teaching methods. A unique method with the highest international recognition that will provide students with the keys to develop in a rapidly-evolving world, where innovation must be every entrepreneur’s focus.

"Microsoft Europe Success Story", for integrating the innovative, interactive multi-video system. 
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The Highest Standards

Admissions criteria at TECH are not economic. Students don't need to make a large investment to study at this university. However, in order to obtain a qualification from TECH, the student's intelligence and ability will be tested to their limits. The institution's academic standards are exceptionally high...  

95% of TECH students successfully complete their studies.
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Networking

Professionals from countries all over the world attend TECH, allowing students to establish a large network of contacts that may prove useful to them in the future.  

100,000+ executives prepared each year, 200+ different nationalities.
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Empowerment

Students will grow hand in hand with the best companies and highly regarded and influential professionals. TECH has developed strategic partnerships and a valuable network of contacts with major economic players in 7 continents.  

500+ collaborative agreements with leading companies.
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Talent

This program is a unique initiative to allow students to showcase their talent in the business world. An opportunity that will allow them to voice their concerns and share their business vision. 

After completing this program, TECH helps students show the world their talent. 
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Multicultural Context 

While studying at TECH, students will enjoy a unique experience. Study in a multicultural context. In a program with a global vision, through which students can learn about the operating methods in different parts of the world, and gather the latest information that best adapts to their business idea. 

TECH students represent more than 200 different nationalities.  
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Learn with the best

In the classroom, TECH’s teaching staff discuss how they have achieved success in their companies, working in a real, lively, and dynamic context. Teachers who are fully committed to offering a quality specialization that will allow students to advance in their career and stand out in the business world. 

Teachers representing 20 different nationalities. 

TECH strives for excellence and, to this end, boasts a series of characteristics that make this university unique:   

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Analysis 

TECH explores the student’s critical side, their ability to question things, their problem-solving skills, as well as their interpersonal skills.  

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Academic Excellence 

TECH offers students the best online learning methodology. The university combines the Relearning methodology (the most internationally recognized postgraduate learning methodology) with Harvard Business School case studies. A complex balance of traditional and state-of-the-art methods, within the most demanding academic framework.   

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Economy of Scale 

TECH is the world’s largest online university. It currently boasts a portfolio of more than 10,000 university postgraduate programs. And in today's new economy, volume + technology = a ground-breaking price. This way, TECH ensures that studying is not as expensive for students as it would be at another university.   

At TECH, you will have access to the most rigorous and up-to-date case analyses in academia” 

Syllabus

For the content of this Postgraduate diploma, TECH has taken into consideration the criteria of the teaching team, as well as the latest developments in the area of the Foreign Exchange Market. Thanks to this, it has been possible to put together 450 hours of the best theoretical, practical and additional resources that will help students to broaden their knowledge in a comprehensive way. All of this is 100% online and allows you to access the Virtual Campus from any device with an internet connection.

The use of the Relearning methodology in the development of the content of this program will allow you to expand your knowledge without you noticing it and without the need to invest extra hours in memorizing”

Syllabus

TECH invests dozens of hours in the design of each Curriculum it offers. Thanks to this, it is possible to launch degrees of the highest quality, made up of modern, innovative, complete and exhaustive content, adapted to the immediate relevance of the area on which it is based.

An example of this is this Postgraduate diploma in Foreign Exchange Market, a program consisting of 450 hours of the best theoretical, practical and additional content, the latter presented in various formats: videos, images, diagrams, summaries, research papers, questionnaires. All of this is provided by a teaching team with expertise in the financial market, thanks to which the student can obtain an even more realistic and close-up view of the current employment situation.

In addition, the inclusion of case studies allows you to apply the strategies developed in the theoretical section. In this way, it works actively on improving skills such as problem solving, effective management of complex situations, conflict management and critical analysis. Skills that are typical of the best managers and highly valued by companies when hiring new staff.

Therefore, this Postgraduate diploma program will serve not only to broaden your knowledge, but also to enhance your professional profile, catapulting your career to success by demonstrating a complete mastery of the Foreign Exchange business.

This Postgraduate diploma takes place over 6 months and is divided into 3 modules:

Module 1. The Financial Markets
Module 2. Forex Foreign Exchange Market Central Banks
Module 3. Fundamentals of the Foreign Exchange Market

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH offers the possibility of developing this Postgraduate diploma in Foreign Exchange Market completely online. Throughout the 6 months of specialization, they will be able to access all the contents on the program at any time, allowing them to self-manage their study time.

Module 1. The Financial Markets

1.1. The Financial Markets

1.1.1. Financial System
1.1.2. Financial Assets
1.1.3. Financial intermediaries

1.2. Fixed income, equity and derivatives markets

1.2.1. Fixed Income
1.2.2. Equities
1.2.3. Derivatives

1.3. Investment: risk, return and liquidity

1.3.1. Risk
1.3.2. Profitability
1.3.3. Liquidity and time horizon

1.4. Portfolio Management

1.4.1. Portfolio management
1.4.2. The Time Value of Money: Wealth management
1.4.3. Creating Value

1.5. Market trading tools

1.5.1. Fundamentals of technical and fundamental analysis
1.5.2. Trading platforms and analysis tools
1.5.3. Trading strategies and risk management

1.6. Investment funds

1.6.1. Investment funds Types
1.6.2. Investment fund management
1.6.3. Advantages and Disadvantages

1.7. Technical analysis and fundamental analysis: tools for understanding financial markets

1.7.1. Technical Analysis
1.7.2. Fundamental Analysis
1.7.3. Technical Analysis vs. Fundamental. Which one to follow

1.8. Forex trading: tools to take advantage of investment opportunities

1.8.1. Fundamentals of the foreign exchange market
1.8.2. Major currency pairs
1.8.3. Peculiarities of currencies

1.9. Investing in stocks: analysis and informed decision making in the stock market

1.9.1. Value Market
1.9.2. Stock analysis
1.9.3. Stock Market Indices
1.9.4. Equity investment strategies

1.10. Cryptocurrencies and Forex: investment in cryptocurrencies. Digital Money

1.10.1. Cryptocurrencies and Forex
1.10.2. Cryptocurrency Analysis
1.10.3. Investing with cryptocurrencies

Module 2. Forex Foreign Exchange Market Central Banks

2.1. Central Banks

2.1.1. Why are they created
2.1.2. Skills
2.1.3. Why they influence markets

2.2. Inflation

2.2.1. Inflation interpretation
2.2.2. Healthy inflation levels
2.2.3. Extreme levels of inflation

2.3. Variables “Employment” and “Unemployment” in an economy

2.3.1. Employment rate
2.3.2. Unemployment rate
2.3.3. Adjustments in the economy

2.4. Interest rate

2.4.1. The price of money
2.4.2. Economic imbalance
2.4.3. Expansionary and contractionary cycles of the economy

2.5. American Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve)

2.5.1. Analysis of the FED
2.5.2. Objectives and policies
2.5.3. Crisis and recovery

2.6. European Central Bank

2.6.1. ECB Analysis
2.6.2. Objectives and policies
2.6.3. Crisis and recovery

2.7. Bank of England

2.7.1. Analysis of the BOE
2.7.2. Objectives and policies
2.7.3. Crisis and recovery

2.8. Swiss National Bank

2.8.1. Analysis of the SNB
2.8.2. Objectives and policies
2.8.3. Crisis and recovery

2.9. Central Bank of Japan (Bank of Japan)

2.9.1. Analysis of the BOJ
2.9.2. Objectives and policies
2.9.3. Crisis and recovery

2.10. Bank of China

2.10.1. Analysis of the BOC
2.10.2. Objectives and policies
2.10.3. Crisis and recovery

Module 3. Fundamentals of the Foreign Exchange Market

3.1. Forex Foreign Exchange Market

3.1.1. Features of Foreign Exchange Markets
3.1.2. Market participants
3.1.3. Types of Instruments

3.2. Forex Strategies

3.2.1. Forex Trading Strategies
3.2.2. Lateral strategies
3.2.3. Trend strategies
3.2.4. Strategies based on price action

3.3. Basic Forex terminology

3.3.1. ISO Codes
3.3.2. Types of prices: did, ask y spread
3.3.3. Base currency and quoted currency

3.4. Currency pairs Majors

3.4.1. The majors
3.4.2. Peculiarities of the majors
3.4.3. Operation with crossings of majors: the minors

3.5. Forex leverage and collateral: managing risk and maximizing profits in the foreign exchange market

3.5.1. Leverage and guarantees in Forex
3.5.2. Risk management and leverage in Forex trading
3.5.3. Forex trading strategies with leverage and guarantees

3.6. Pip practice. Brokerage

3.6.1. The Pip
3.6.2. Forex Brokerage
3.6.3. Pip value calculation

3.7. Using Pivot Points in Forex: key levels

3.7.1. Pivot Points
3.7.2. Calculation of Pivot Points
3.7.3. Trading Strategies with Pivot Points

3.8. U.S. dollar index: analysis and trading strategies in the foreign exchange market

3.8.1. U.S. dollar index fundamentals
3.8.2. Reading the dollar index: the USDX formula
3.8.3. Using the USDX for Forex trading

3.9. Carry Trade in Forex: strategies and risks to take advantage of interest rate differentials between currencies

3.9.1. Operation of the Carry Trade in Forex
3.9.2. Key Carry Trade Criteria
3.9.3. Currency strategies using Carry Trade

3.10. The Foreign Exchange Market

3.10.1. Currency volatility
3.10.2. Lateralization of currencies. Which currencies have this behavior
3.10.3. Diversification and correlated pairs

Thanks to the high degree of specialization of this program, you will be able to get up to date with the policies that can be implemented to intervene in the markets through diverse and multidisciplinary content”

Postgraduate Diploma in Foreign Exchange Market

The foreign exchange market, also known as Forex (Foreign Exchange), is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world. In it, the exchange of currencies of different countries is carried out at variable exchange rates. This market operates 24 hours a day, five days a week, thanks to the diversity of time zones around the world, allowing participants to trade at any time. If you are looking for a program that will provide you with the necessary knowledge to perform in this field, TECH Global University has the ideal option for you. The Postgraduate Diploma in Foreign Exchange Market is a 100% online Postgraduate Diploma, through which you will learn the fundamentals of the foreign exchange market, including concepts such as exchange rates, currency pairs and factors that influence currency fluctuations. You will discover how currency trading operations are carried out, from basic to advanced strategies used by professional traders and investors.

Be an expert in the foreign exchange market

This postgraduate course is completely online and brings together the most sophisticated learning techniques, with a select curriculum that addresses in various modules everything you need to know about information technology. Our curriculum makes use of state-of-the-art graphic, audiovisual and interactive material, which you will have within reach of any device connected to the Internet. The syllabus will take you from technical and fundamental analysis to the use of trading tools and platforms. You will also learn how to interpret charts, identify patterns and trends, and make informed decisions to maximize your profit opportunities. You will also explore the legal and regulatory aspects of the foreign exchange market, ensuring that you trade ethically and comply with all applicable regulations. You will also analyze the impact of economic and political events on currencies and how you can protect your investments from volatility. At the end of the training, you will be prepared to face the challenges of the foreign exchange market with confidence and skill.