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🛒 Level 1: Place a Trade

This is your initiation. We’re not learning just to push buttons — we’re here to understand how the investing world really works by stepping into it.

🎯 What You’ll Learn

How to place a trade (market vs limit orders)
What position sizing really means
Why order execution teaches more than reading books ever could

🧭 Why This Is Foundational

You’re building fluency — placing a trade connects theory to reality.
You’ll learn by watching yourself — emotions, reactions, discipline. It’s all data.
It unlocks context — terms like liquidity, slippage, bid/ask will now mean something.

🔧 What You’ll Need

A brokerage account (demo or live)
A basic asset (start with one stock or ETF)
A journal or tracker — you can use this template
10 minutes of focused time and curiosity

📘 Concepts to Know

Market Order: You buy/sell instantly at best available price.
Limit Order: You set the price and wait to be filled.
Position Size: How much of your account you're risking. It's not about “how many shares” — it’s about “how much risk.”

Need help understanding more terms? Check the Glossary tab in the journal.

🎮 Your Mission

Place one small trade. It can be on a simulator or with $10(RISK ONLY WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD TO LOSE). Your goal: understand how it feels to go from observer to participant.

✅ Pick your asset
✅ Choose market or limit order
✅ Record your reasoning, size, entry, and emotions

Use the trading journal to track the whole experience. This habit will compound faster than any trade return ever could.

Next up — learn to read charts 📊