The great debate! How valuable is FX education? We discuss at length

At Epsilon, in Limassol Marina, Cyprus, the world’s central hub for the retail electronic trading industry, industry executive Paul Orford and FinanceFeeds CEO Andrew Saks-McLeod debate the educational aspect of FX.

There is very high value in the use of algorithmic and complex analytics tools which aggregate data and process it in an ergonomic way that traders can use to their benefit, however what about the providers of ‘one size fits all’ trading software, or mentorship by trainers which take fees for courses and then use demo accounts to show novices how the science behind the global markets can be mastered.

We debate the level of investment of time and gathering of knowledge that most successful institutional traders have completed, and assess whether this can be condensed into relatively short courses, and what the intrinsic value is.

Retail traders wanting to refine their skills have many options these days, however which is the best route? We find out in an incisive discussion on what has for many years been a very hot topic.

Photograph: Epsilon, Limassol Marina, Cyprus.