Free PDF · from the makers of PhosphorX
Learn the basics most traders skip — then pay for.
The Trading Basics Field Manual is a free PDF that covers what actually keeps new traders in the game: how markets move, how orders work, and how to size positions so one bad trade never ends your account. No course pitch disguised as a guide — just the manual.
- ▸From the makers of PhosphorX — we publish our track record with the losses included, and we wrote this guide to the same standard.
- ▸No upsell buried in chapter three. The manual is the manual.
- ▸Trading carries substantial risk. This guide won't pretend otherwise — that's exactly why it's worth reading first.
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What's inside
What actually moves markets — the handful of forces behind every candle, so charts stop looking like noise
Order types, decoded — market, limit, stop — and the exact situations where using the wrong one costs you
Risk management first — the rule most beginners learn after their first blown account, laid out before yours
Position sizing math — the simple formula that answers "how much should I buy?" so you never have to guess again
Stop losses that work — where to place them, why "mental stops" fail, and the mistake that turns small losses into big ones
Trading psychology — why smart people make dumb trades, and the tilt patterns to catch in yourself early
Prop firms 101 — what funded accounts really are, how evaluations work, and what to know before paying for one
The pre-trade checklist — the questions to answer before every entry, on one page you can keep next to your screen
Crypto trap detection — the rug pull anatomy — and the free tool that spots it before your money moves
Zero hype — no "one weird indicator," no screenshots of wins. Fundamentals, honestly explained.
Field manual FAQ
Is the trading basics PDF really free?
Yes. Enter your email, get the PDF instantly. No credit card, no trial, no chapter that turns into a sales letter.
Is this guide good for complete beginners?
It's written for them. If you don't know a limit order from a stop loss, you're the exact reader. If you've traded for a while, the risk management and prop firms sections are still worth the download.
Will this teach me a strategy that makes money?
No, and be suspicious of any free PDF that claims to. This manual teaches the fundamentals — market mechanics, order types, risk, sizing, psychology — that every strategy sits on top of. Trading involves substantial risk, and no guide changes that.
What markets does it cover?
The fundamentals in the manual — order types, position sizing, stops, psychology — apply across markets: crypto, stocks, forex, futures. The prop firms chapter covers funded-account programs specifically.
The manual covers the foundation. When you're ready for what's built on top of it, that's PhosphorX — our trading ecosystem, run on the same principle as this guide: evidence over hype, track record public, losses included. Read the manual first. PhosphorX will still be there when you're ready.
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