01 / Fundamentals

Introduction to Automated Trading

Learn what automated trading is, what it is not, and how SFZ Capital turns an idea into a controlled workflow.

Automation starts with repeatable rules, not with a lucky signal.

Modules: 3 Lessons: 3 Focus: Idea -> Rule -> Test

Start Module 01 Back to Hub

Workflow foundations SFZ Capital is built around one discipline: turn a market idea into a testable process before capital is exposed. The product teaches that workflow by forcing structure into strategy design, backtesting, execution, and review.

Modules 3

Lessons 3

Focus Idea -> Rule -> Test

Modules

Three compact modules. One lesson per module.

Open each lesson only when you are ready for the next concept. No long reading wall, no hidden structure.

Module 01

Basics

Start with the operating model and the first principle behind this topic.

1 lesson

Concepts Module 01

What automated trading actually means inside SFZ

The platform is not a signal vending machine. It is a workflow engine for structured decision-making.

A bot is a policy, not a prediction Risk limits stay first-class

Module 02

Core Concepts

Lock in the framework, filters, and checks that make the topic usable.

1 lesson

Workflow Module 02

The four moves every automated system must survive

If one of these steps is weak, the system is still discretionary even if it looks automated on the surface.

Define the market behavior Express it as a rule

Module 03

Practical Understanding

Translate the theory into operator decisions, review habits, and next actions.

1 lesson

Checklist Module 03

What to lock in before you call anything automated

These habits prevent the most common beginner mistakes in SFZ and in live trading generally.

Keep the human role clear Start with process metrics

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