THREE COURSESONE JOURNEY
Each stage is four weeks in the room, taught in sequence. Students are placed by an admissions conversation, not by what they want to pay for.
Our Special Courses
Trader Standard
Everything a beginner needs to enter the market — the right way.
- Journey
- Zero to Trader
- Format
- 12 classes · 4 weeks
- Fee
- $70
- Edition
- First edition — 2026 — Karachi
— All twelve classes as text
Edge Trader
Pakistan's Trading Institute — The Official Course Book
Trader Standard
BASIC program · 12 classes · 4 weeks
First edition — 2026 — Karachi
A word from the founder
You don't need a degree.
You need a skill.
“The market does not ask where you came from. It only asks whether you are prepared.”
Over the next ten topics we build it brick by brick. Read this book alongside your classes. Write in it. A used, scribbled-on book is worth more than a clean one on a shelf.
Raja Hamza Sarfaraz
Founder & Managing Director, Edge Trader
THE 10-TOPIC ROADMAP
Trading Basics
Every topic builds on the last. Miss none — the foundation only holds if every brick is laid.
Market Foundations
Topics 01–03
Liquidity & ICT
Topics 04–06
Execution & Risk
Topics 07–10
Market Foundations
Forex & Gold Introduction
How the currency and gold markets work, who moves them, and how you take part.
What you will learn
- Pairs, pips, lots and spreads
- Why gold (XAUUSD) trades differently
- Brokers, leverage and account basics
Your notes
Market Foundations
Candlesticks & Market Structure
Read price the way it is printed, candle by candle and swing by swing.
What you will learn
- Anatomy of a candle and what it signals
- Highs, lows and trend direction
- Spotting a trend change early
Your notes
Market Foundations
Support & Resistance
Mark the levels where price has reacted before and is likely to react again.
What you will learn
- Drawing clean levels on higher timeframes
- Reactions, breakouts and retests
- Why zones work better than single lines
Your notes
Liquidity & ICT
Liquidity Basics
Understand where orders rest and why price is drawn towards them.
What you will learn
- Equal highs, equal lows and stop clusters
- Why price hunts liquidity
- Marking liquidity on your chart
Your notes
Liquidity & ICT
ICT Concepts Introduction
A first look at the framework used to read institutional price delivery.
What you will learn
- Core ICT terms in plain language
- How price moves in stages
- Fitting the concepts into one chart read
Your notes
Liquidity & ICT
ICT Trap Trading Foundation
Learn how false moves lure traders in, and how to stay out of them.
What you will learn
- What a trap looks like on the chart
- Fake breakouts and stop runs
- Waiting for confirmation before acting
Your notes
Execution & Risk
Session Timing (London / New York)
Trade when the market is active by knowing the London and New York windows.
What you will learn
- Session opens, closes and overlaps
- Best times for forex and gold
- Avoiding low-quality hours
Your notes
Execution & Risk
Risk Management
Protect capital first. Profit is what is left when risk is controlled.
What you will learn
- Risk per trade and position sizing
- Thinking in risk-to-reward
- Limiting drawdown and daily loss
Your notes
Execution & Risk
SL & TP Placement
Put your stop and target where the chart says, not where you hope.
What you will learn
- Structure-based stop loss placement
- Choosing logical take-profit targets
- Avoiding stops that are too tight or too wide
Your notes
Execution & Risk
TradingView + Backtesting
Set up your workspace and test ideas on past data before risking real money.
What you will learn
- TradingView tools and chart setup
- Manual backtesting step by step
- Recording every result in a journal
Your notes
Write it down
Your Notes
See you in class.
Edge Trader
Standard Forex
Trader Plus
See the market the way institutions see it — time, liquidity, the Power of Three, and the zones price is engineered to return to.
- Journey
- Chart Reader to Sniper
- Format
- 12 classes · 4 weeks
- Fee
- $140
- Edition
- Second edition — 2026 — Karachi
— All twelve classes as text
Edge Trader
Pakistan's Trading Institute — The Official Course Book
Trader Plus
INTERMEDIATE program · 12 classes · 4 weeks
Second edition — 2026 — Karachi
A word from the founder
Reading isn't enough.
You need to see it.
“Institutions don't predict the market. They engineer it — and leave a trail.”
This book takes what you already know and rebuilds it the way a desk trader thinks. Read it before class, and again after — the second read is where it clicks.
Raja Hamza Sarfaraz
Founder & Managing Director, Edge Trader
THE 14-TOPIC ROADMAP
Proper Strategy, High-Quality Setups
Each topic stacks a new layer of confluence onto the last, until your entries need no guessing.
Structure & Liquidity
Topics 01–03
Imbalance & Zones
Topics 04–06
Shift & Entry
Topics 07–09
Analysis & Sessions
Topics 10–12
Practice
Topics 13–14
Structure & Liquidity
Advanced Market Structure
Go beyond simple highs and lows to read internal and external structure.
What you will learn
- Internal vs external structure
- Confirming trend with valid swings
- Spotting structure that is about to fail
Your notes
Structure & Liquidity
Liquidity Sweeps
See how price raids a level, then reverses, and how to trade what follows.
What you will learn
- A true sweep vs a real breakout
- Reading the reaction after the raid
- Marking sweep levels before they happen
Your notes
Structure & Liquidity
Buy-side / Sell-side Liquidity
Know which side of the market is being targeted and where price wants to go next.
What you will learn
- Locating buy-side and sell-side pools
- Old highs, old lows and session extremes
- Using liquidity as a draw on price
Your notes
Imbalance & Zones
FVG and Types
Fair value gaps show imbalance. Learn the types and how price treats each one.
What you will learn
- How a fair value gap forms
- The main types and how strong each is
- Entering on a return to the gap
Your notes
Imbalance & Zones
Order Blocks
Find the candles where positions were built and price tends to return.
What you will learn
- Bullish and bearish order blocks
- Valid vs weak order blocks
- Refining the entry inside the block
Your notes
Imbalance & Zones
Premium & Discount
Buy cheap and sell expensive by splitting every range at its midpoint.
What you will learn
- Drawing the range and equilibrium
- Why longs belong in discount
- Combining with order blocks and FVGs
Your notes
Shift & Entry
MSS / BOS
Tell a shift in direction from a simple continuation, and act on each correctly.
What you will learn
- Market structure shift explained
- Break of structure as continuation
- Confirming with displacement
Your notes
Shift & Entry
ICT Trap Trading Advanced
Turn traps into setups by tracking where traders get caught.
What you will learn
- Advanced trap patterns
- The trap plus liquidity sweep sequence
- Entries after the trap is confirmed
Your notes
Shift & Entry
Entry Models
Build repeatable entries with clear rules for trigger, stop and target.
What you will learn
- A step-by-step entry checklist
- Stop and target placement per model
- Choosing the right model for the day
Your notes
Analysis & Sessions
HTF → LTF Analysis
Start with the big picture, then drop down to time the entry.
What you will learn
- Setting bias on higher timeframes
- Dropping to lower timeframes for entry
- Keeping every timeframe aligned
Your notes
Analysis & Sessions
London & NY Session Strategies
Use the character of each session to pick better trades.
What you will learn
- London open and the Asian range
- New York reversals and continuation
- Building a session-based daily plan
Your notes
Analysis & Sessions
Gold / Forex Setup Analysis
Walk through full setups on gold and major pairs, from bias to trigger.
What you will learn
- Building a setup step by step
- Differences between gold and forex pairs
- Grading setup quality
Your notes
Practice
Backtesting Framework
Test your strategy in a structured way so the results can be trusted.
What you will learn
- Defining rules before testing
- Sample size and recording trades
- Reading results and improving
Your notes
Practice
Daily Chart Markup Practice
Mark up charts every day until reading price becomes automatic.
What you will learn
- A simple daily markup routine
- Reviewing and correcting your marks
- Tracking progress over weeks
Your notes
Write it down
Your Notes
See you in class.
Edge Trader
Trader Plus
Trader Pro
Psychology, precision and a playbook you can defend.
- Journey
- Sniper to Professional
- Format
- 12 classes · 4 weeks
- Fee
- $350
- Edition
- Third edition — 2026 — Karachi
— All twelve classes as text
Edge Trader
Pakistan's Trading Institute — The Official Course Book
Trader Pro
ADVANCED program · 12 classes · 4 weeks
Third edition — 2026 — Karachi
A word from the founder
Strategy is easy.
Discipline is the edge.
“You don't rise to the level of your strategy. You fall to the level of your discipline.”
This is the book you keep on the desk, not the shelf. Every class here is built to be defended in front of another trader — including yourself.
Raja Hamza Sarfaraz
Founder & Managing Director, Edge Trader
THE 16-TOPIC ROADMAP
Complete Professional System
This is where a good trader becomes a professional one — under review, under pressure, on record.
Advanced ICT & Liquidity
Topics 01–03
Precision Execution
Topics 04–07
Confluence & Plan
Topics 08–11
Mindset & Testing
Topics 12–13
Live Market
Topics 14–16
Advanced ICT & Liquidity
Advanced ICT Concepts
Deepen the framework with the ideas that tie a full day of price action together.
What you will learn
- Daily and weekly bias
- Time and price in practice
- Linking concepts into one narrative
Your notes
Advanced ICT & Liquidity
Institutional Liquidity Concepts
Read liquidity the way large players plan around it.
What you will learn
- Internal and external range liquidity
- Liquidity runs across timeframes
- Targets price is likely to reach for
Your notes
Advanced ICT & Liquidity
Advanced Trap Models
Recognise layered traps and the setups that follow them.
What you will learn
- Multi-step trap sequences
- Trap failures and how to spot them
- Filtering trap setups by context
Your notes
Precision Execution
Multi-Timeframe Execution
Align several timeframes into a single, clear execution plan.
What you will learn
- A top-down workflow
- Confirming across three timeframes
- Managing conflicting signals
Your notes
Precision Execution
Precision Entries
Reduce risk with entries that are tight, planned and justified.
What you will learn
- Refining entries on lower timeframes
- Smaller stops, better reward-to-risk
- Avoiding early or late entries
Your notes
Precision Execution
High-Probability POI Selection
Choose the points of interest worth trading and skip the rest.
What you will learn
- Ranking POIs by confluence
- Which zones to ignore
- Building a shortlist before the session
Your notes
Precision Execution
Advanced FVG / OB Models
Combine gaps and order blocks into refined, rule-based models.
What you will learn
- Stacking FVG and order block confluence
- Model variations for different conditions
- Clear invalidation rules
Your notes
Confluence & Plan
Liquidity + Trap Confluence
Bring liquidity and trap logic together for your strongest setups.
What you will learn
- A confluence checklist
- Sequencing sweep, trap and entry
- Scoring setup quality
Your notes
Confluence & Plan
Full Trading Plan Creation
Write a plan you can follow, review and defend.
What you will learn
- Rules for entry, exit and risk
- Daily routine and preparation
- A review and adjustment cycle
Your notes
Confluence & Plan
Advanced Trade Management
Manage open trades with clear rules rather than emotion.
What you will learn
- Moving stops and breakeven rules
- Handling news and volatility
- Knowing when to exit early
Your notes
Confluence & Plan
Scaling & Partial Profit Taking
Lock in gains while leaving room for the larger move.
What you will learn
- Choosing partial close levels
- Scaling in and out of positions
- Balancing profit-taking with runners
Your notes
Mindset & Testing
Trading Psychology
Build the mindset that lets your strategy work under pressure.
What you will learn
- Fear, greed and revenge trading
- Building discipline through routine
- Handling losing streaks
Your notes
Mindset & Testing
Advanced Backtesting
Test across markets and conditions to learn your true edge.
What you will learn
- Larger samples and multiple pairs
- Win rate, expectancy and drawdown
- Improving without over-fitting
Your notes
Live Market
Live Market Analysis
Watch analysis done in real time, then do it yourself.
What you will learn
- Bias and plan before the open
- Reading live price against the plan
- Adapting when price disagrees
Your notes
Live Market
Real-Time Trade Breakdown
Break down real trades to see what was done right and wrong.
What you will learn
- Reviewing entries, stops and exits
- Separating mistakes from good decisions
- Turning reviews into rules
Your notes
Live Market
Personal Strategy Development
Shape everything you have learned into a strategy that fits you.
What you will learn
- Choosing pairs, sessions and models
- Fitting risk to your account and lifestyle
- Documenting and testing your final strategy
Your notes
Write it down
Your Notes
See you in class.
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