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Markus is a self-made multi-millionaire who was born in Germany. He came to the US in 2002 with $30,000 in his pocket and a dream to become a successful trader.
Over the past 20 years, he traded and invested his way to success in the stock and real estate market, making millions of dollars in the process.
Markus has written three best-selling books about trading and investing that have been translated into multiple languages. His youtube channel with over 4 million views is dedicated to his favorite topic — which is trading stocks and options.
Markus has connected with over 300,000 traders in more than 200 countries across the globe.
He lives in Austin, TX where he enjoys spending time on the lake watching his kids racing their sailboats.

So let’s talk about trading courses. Are these trading courses really worth it? As you know, there’s definitely no shortage of them out there. With all these free videos out there, do you really need to buy a trading course, and if so, what is the best trading course?
What Is The “Best” Trading Course?
Let’s actually start with the elephant in the room. Which trading course is the best? This is one of the questions that always hear, as well as, “Which trading course should I buy?” and “What is the best trading course?”
Here’s something that may surprise you. There is no “best” trading course. You see there’s only “best for you.” So what does this mean? This is where many traders make a mistake in the beginning. You need to know what you want from a course before you buy it. So what do you want from a course? You probably want to make a lot of money, and that’s cool, but how exactly do you want to do this?
Criteria To Consider
Let’s go over some criteria. What do you want to trade? I mean, do you want to trade stocks, or do you want to trade options? Maybe you don’t care and you just want to trade whatever makes the most money, and that’s cool, we can talk about this.
Do you want to day trade or do you want to swing trade? What’s the difference? When day trading, you need to be able to spend time in…