Ajram course: 300 euros for 8 hours that leave you still a beginner

Paying 300 euros for eight hours of stock market training does not turn a beginner into a trader

Is it worth spending more than 300 euros on a beginner's stock trading course taught in a single day, eight to ten hours long, promising to introduce you to trading? The question comes from someone who has not yet set foot in the market and wonders whether, afterwards, they will be able to apply what they learned and make money. The answer among those who already trade is a resounding no, with nuances.

The first argument is about timing: you cannot learn trading in eight hours. At best, you hear about one specific strategy. And if you have not mastered the theory behind it or practised enough, you will most likely lose your money as soon as you start. A beginner who leaves a one-day course is still a beginner, just with an anecdote to tell.

The business of teaching instead of trading

The most repeated criticism is not about the price, but about the model. If these famous traders earn so much, why do they give courses instead of making millions with their trades? The suspicion is that the real business is in training, not in the market. Someone sums it up wryly: a 50-page course and a one-day class pay better than trading.

Some go further and point out that 99% of those selling courses in Spain have never proven they make money, and that the best credibility indicator would be publishing their own portfolio, with buys and sells announced before execution. Most do not. The exception cited is a public portfolio with a 3.13% return, held up as an example of transparency over smoke.

Free alternatives and the real cost of getting started

There is plenty of material for beginners online, people insist: books by proven traders, often in English, and free simulators that let you practise without risking capital. The best way to learn, says one voice, is free and comes with prizes on top. The questioner's final decision was just that: finding a two-day course, more advanced than the paid one, at a price of zero euros. "At least they won't empty my pockets," they concede.

It is worth separating the course price from the cost of trading. Another comment warns that if you are serious about futures, you need a platform, a broker and charts, and that with less than 60,000 euros of your own capital — never borrowed, and money you can afford to lose — it is better not to start. Training is the cheap part; the market charges extra.

The final irony comes from the market itself: those who charge for teaching rarely teach what really works for them. If it worked, they would not need students.