Hi since i am a newbie as regard futures i am looking for a course i've found this two: smb futures foundation program and axia futures trading and trader development... which one is the right choiche for a beginner interested in index futures??? thanks in advance for your replies...
Sounds like you need to do some research prior to paying for education. I think many people mistakenly equate paid education with shortcut to being profitable. Find a style that fits your personality and your goals first, then best instrument(s) for the style, then search for people to learn from.
I can speak to my own experience when I say that of the books and videos and courses I'm checked out, Al Brooks's brookstradingcourse.com is the best I've seen @volpri and @speedo might be able to chime in as well.
You should get to know the mechanics as well before jumping to courses, and we covered some here https://optimusfutures.com/futures-trading-guide.php
Brooks says it as it is. no bull shit: 'trading is tough' he is the only one who says he cannot make it easy for you:implying only you can. i worship him every day for the last 13 years. if you want to know what is trading really about, then take his video course. it will cost you less than a dinner at a good restaurant in the States. if you want to know how markets work read his first book. it has taken me 13 years for me but i am sure others will take a lot less because i did not trade continuously for 13 years there were 2-3 gaps in between for 1-2 years so it actually took me 6 years.
Why don't you just scrape together $1000 and go play in MES for a while. You'll learn more in the saddle than you will paying some "prop" shop some learning fee plus letting them fleece you for more with "freerolls" on their rigged systems. Spend some time reading about these "props" and how they determine drawdown before deciding to take advice from these people. IMO there's no such thing as trader education. I own a dozen trading books. There are maybe 2 that were worth the money I paid. If I didn't waste my time reading and spent more time trading I would've learned more.