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Masterclass/Volume 01 live/Free

Learn trading the way
working traders actually do it.

The Beginner Path runs from your first candlestick to a funded account evaluation. Fifteen modules, each teaching one idea completely, with real numbers and honest limits.

The Beginner Path/15 modules/~22 hrs reading

  1. 01
  2. 02
  3. 03
  4. 04
  5. 05
  6. 06
  7. 07
  8. 08
  9. 09
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14
  15. 15
  1. Foundations
  2. Reading price
  3. Placing a trade
  4. Building a practice
  5. Funded
Start module 01

Free to read/No signup/Written by working traders

Volume 01/Available now

The Beginner Path

The complete foundation for anyone starting from zero. Covers how markets work, how to read charts, how to manage risk, how to build a trading plan, and how to prepare for a prop firm evaluation. Each module assumes you completed the previous one and builds directly on it.

01–03

Foundations

What a market is, and what you are actually trading.

01 What trading actually is How trading works, how traders make money, and what the real learning curve looks like. Read module 02 How markets really move What moves prices, how the bid-ask spread works, and why price is the most honest signal. Read module 03 Understanding futures What futures contracts are and why prop firm evaluations are built around them. Read module
04–06

Reading price

Turning a chart from noise into information.

04 Reading charts How to read trading charts from scratch and see price action as information, not noise. Read module 05 Candlesticks made simple What candlesticks measure, how to read the body and wicks, and the patterns that matter. Read module 06 Support and resistance How to identify the levels that matter and use them to structure entries and exits. Read module
07–09

Placing a trade

Orders, risk, and how much to put on.

07 Order types Market orders, limit orders, stop orders, and bracket orders with real futures examples. Read module 08 Risk basics What risk management means, how risk-reward works, and the rules that keep accounts alive. Read module 09 Position sizing How to calculate the exact number of contracts based on account size and stop distance. Read module
10–14

Building a practice

The plan, the platform, the journal, the head.

10 Your trading plan How to build a written plan that governs every session, every entry, and every exit. Read module 11 Platform setup How to choose a platform, configure charts, build order templates, and prepare before every session. Read module 12 Paper trading How to use simulation correctly and how to know when you are ready to go live. Read module 13 Trading journal What to record, how to review, and how to turn every session into a source of improvement. Read module 14 Trading mindset Why traders make irrational decisions and how to build the mindset that executes. Read module
15 The destination Getting funded How prop firm evaluations work and how to apply this curriculum to pass. Read module

The library/Volumes 02–06

Coming next

Each volume publishes when it meets the same standard as The Beginner Path. Risk Curriculum and Trader Psychology are next in active development.

  1. 02 Risk Curriculum Position sizing, drawdown mechanics, expectancy, and the mathematics of staying in the game long enough to improve. Next
  2. 03 Trader Psychology Loss aversion, overconfidence, revenge trading, and the structural habits that make consistent execution achievable. Next
  3. 04 Futures Mastery Contracts, sessions, liquidity, rollover, and how professionals approach the most liquid instruments in the world. Planned
  4. 05 Prop Trading 101 Everything about funded accounts, evaluations, trailing drawdowns, and how to prepare correctly. Planned
  5. 06 Systematic Trading Rules-based approaches, backtesting principles, and building a system that does not depend on in-the-moment decisions. Planned

The standard

What this is and who it is for

The TraderPayout free trading masterclass library is a collection of long-form structured courses built for traders who want to learn correctly rather than quickly. Each volume is a complete curriculum on a specific dimension of trading, taught with real numbers, honest assessments of difficulty, and no income promises.

The courses are free because the goal is education first. A trader who understands what they are doing is a better candidate for a funded account than one who has been rushed through a checklist. The Beginner Path is the right starting point for anyone who has not traded before, anyone who has traded without a structured plan, and anyone who has attempted a prop firm evaluation without meeting the readiness criteria described in Module 12.

15 Modules
22 Hours
0 To enrol
6 Volumes

Answers

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about the masterclass, who it is for, and how to use it.

None at all. Module 1 starts from the definition of trading and assumes no prior knowledge of markets, charts, or financial instruments. Each module builds on the previous one, so a reader who completes them in order arrives at Module 15 with a complete operational framework regardless of where they started.
Yes, entirely. No registration, no email required, no paywall at any point. Every module of The Beginner Path is available now. The five volumes in development will publish the same way when they are ready. The courses are free because well-prepared traders produce better funded account outcomes, which is what this site is built around.
Reading time across all 15 modules is approximately 5 to 6 hours. From starting Module 1 to meeting the readiness criteria for a funded account evaluation, the realistic timeline for most traders is 3 to 6 months of consistent practice. The curriculum is designed to be thorough, not fast.
The Beginner Path is built around futures, specifically MES (Micro E-mini S&P 500) futures, because that is the instrument used in most prop firm evaluations. The foundational skills, chart reading, candlestick patterns, support and resistance, risk management, and trading psychology, apply across all markets. The specific examples use futures throughout.
You can, but the curriculum is designed as a connected sequence. Each module references the previous ones explicitly and builds on their definitions and frameworks. The best approach: read any module you think you know and confirm the framework matches your existing practice. If it does, move on. If it does not, the module is worth completing in full.
Almost certainly yes. The most common evaluation failure modes are covered explicitly: trailing drawdown breaches in Module 8, oversizing on high-conviction setups in Module 9, psychological patterns in Module 14, and the complete failure mode analysis in Module 15.
Three differences. The course is sequential and cumulative: knowledge compounds rather than accumulating as disconnected facts. Every concept is taught with real numbers that produce specific calculable outputs, not general guidelines. And the course is honest about difficulty and failure rates without presenting trading as a shortcut to income or passive revenue.
No. Modules 1 through 11 require only a browser. Module 12 begins the paper trading phase, which requires a free demo account on any futures platform. The live trading phase begins after paper trading readiness criteria are met, using a personal account at minimum position size. A prop firm evaluation is not appropriate until the readiness criteria in Module 12 are confirmed through at least 50 qualifying live trades.
No fixed dates are published because the standard for each volume is the same as The Beginner Path: every concept covered completely, every claim grounded in verifiable information, every module ready to be the best resource a beginner encounters on its specific topic. Risk Curriculum and Trader Psychology are next in active development.
The masterclass content is written and edited by Kevin Macia and Jean Babwel. Both are working traders whose practical experience is reflected in the desk notes, examples, and framework decisions throughout each module. The course reflects trading as it is actually practiced, including honest assessments of failure rates and the time required to develop consistent results.
Editor Kevin Macia Working trader and co-editor of the TraderPayout Masterclass. The desk notes and practical examples throughout The Beginner Path reflect more than a decade of live trading experience across futures markets.</p>
Editor Jean Babwel Co-editor of the TraderPayout Masterclass. Contributes the risk framework, position sizing methodology, and the systematic approach to evaluation readiness that runs through the curriculum.</p>