Diploma in Forex & Commodity Trading
Six months across currencies, metals, energy and agriculture — analysis, derivatives and the risk management that decides whether any of it survives.
What you finish with
- A written, rule-based trading system across at least two asset classes
- A backtest and a forward test with results you can defend
- A risk model covering correlated exposure
- A Finrock diploma certificate
Who it’s for
- Foundation graduates going deeper
- Existing traders with no framework behind their decisions
- Finance and commerce students wanting the practical side of what they study
The software you’ll actually work in
Logos are shown to identify the tools taught. All marks are the property of their respective owners and imply no endorsement.
Everything you’ll cover, module by module
8 modules, 32 topics, over 6 months.
Module 01Market Structure: FX & Commodities
4 topics
Market Structure: FX & Commodities
- Spot, forward and futures markets compared
- Who sets the price in each: banks, producers, funds, hedgers
- Contract specifications, tick values and settlement
- Correlations across currencies, metals and energy
Module 02Technical Analysis in Depth
4 topics
Technical Analysis in Depth
- Market structure, trend and the anatomy of a range
- Supply and demand zones versus drawn lines
- Indicators: moving averages, RSI, ATR — and their limits
- Multi-timeframe analysis without paralysis
Module 03Macro & Fundamental Analysis
4 topics
Macro & Fundamental Analysis
- Central banks, rate differentials and the carry trade
- Inflation, growth and employment data that actually moves price
- Commitment of Traders and positioning data
- Geopolitics and supply shocks in energy and metals
Module 04Commodities: Metals, Energy, Agriculture
4 topics
Commodities: Metals, Energy, Agriculture
- Gold and silver: monetary metal versus industrial demand
- Crude and natural gas: inventories, OPEC and seasonality
- Agricultural cycles and weather risk
- Contango, backwardation and roll cost
Module 05Derivatives: Futures, Options & CFDs
4 topics
Derivatives: Futures, Options & CFDs
- Futures pricing, margin and rollover
- Options basics and the Greeks in plain terms
- CFDs: how they differ, and the counterparty risk in them
- Hedging a position rather than closing it
Module 06Risk & Money Management
4 topics
Risk & Money Management
- Position sizing across correlated instruments
- Portfolio-level exposure and the risk you cannot see
- Drawdown control and when to stand down
- The maths of ruin, worked through properly
Module 07Trading Psychology & Process
4 topics
Trading Psychology & Process
- Why a profitable system loses money in the wrong hands
- Pre-market routine, checklists and execution discipline
- Handling a losing streak without changing the plan
- Journaling that produces decisions, not diary entries
Module 08Building & Testing a System
4 topics
Building & Testing a System
- Turning an idea into written, testable rules
- Backtesting honestly, and the traps in it
- Forward testing on demo before any capital
- Reviewing, adjusting and retiring a strategy
You build it. Someone experienced is watching over your shoulder.
You learn from people who ship production software for a living — not from a pre-recorded course that cannot answer you back.
Mentor name
Head of Markets EducationPlaceholder — replace with the real bio. This card is for whoever leads the markets courses: equities, derivatives, risk and digital assets.
Mentor name
Head of TechnologyPlaceholder — replace with the real bio. This card is for whoever leads the engineering courses: AI-assisted development, full stack and mobile.
- Live weekly sessions, plus your questions answered between them
- Project and portfolio reviews on what you actually build
- Support in English and Malayalam
FAQs
No course can promise that, and be wary of any that does. Trading carries a real risk of loss and most retail traders lose money. This diploma teaches analysis, process and risk management so your decisions are informed — it does not promise returns.
It assumes the mechanics — pairs, lots, leverage, orders. If those are new, start with Finrock Forex Foundation and come here after.
It covers writing rules precise enough to be tested and automated, and forward testing them. Writing production trading software is not in scope.
No. The course covers how to assess a broker — regulation, execution model, funding and withdrawal terms, total cost — so you can judge one yourself. We take no introducing-broker commissions.
Important — please read
Finrock Academy is an education provider, not a registered investment adviser, broker or portfolio manager. Nothing in this course is investment advice and no trade, instrument or broker is recommended. Forex, commodity and CFD trading is leveraged: leverage multiplies losses as well as gains, losses can exceed your initial deposit with some products, and the majority of retail traders lose money. Past performance of any strategy, backtest or track record is not indicative of future results. Trade only capital you can afford to lose, and consult a registered adviser where you need advice.