Education Standards
The editorial principles behind every academy article and educational page on ShaFX.
What we teach
- How forex / CFD markets actually work — pairs, pips, lot sizes, sessions, order types
- Risk management — sizing, drawdown control, expectancy, R-multiples
- Trading psychology — overtrading, journaling, recovery from losing streaks
- Broker due diligence — regulation, costs, execution, country availability
- Platform usage — MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView, web platforms
- Cashback & rebates — methodology, transparency, eligibility
- Halal-trading concerns — educational summary, never a religious ruling
- Trader safety — scams, red flags, regulator checks
What we never teach
- "How to make $X per day" — we have no idea what you'll make, and neither does anyone else
- "Guaranteed strategies" — guarantees do not exist in markets
- "Hidden secrets" / "what brokers don't want you to know" — clickbait dressed as education
- Pure technical-pattern fiction without expectancy / risk framing
- Specific entry / exit signals as advice
- Religious rulings on trading (we explain different scholarly positions; we do not pick one)
Risk-warning policy
Every academy article that touches trading mechanics includes:
- A risk-warning block
- An "educational only" disclaimer
- Where relevant, a link to the official Risk Disclosure
- Where halal content is involved, a link to the Halal Disclaimer
Sourcing
Numerical claims are sourced. When we say "average EUR/USD spread is X", we link the broker page or regulator publication where that number lives. When we describe a regulator rule, we link the regulator. Where a number changes frequently (spreads, leverage caps), we phrase it conservatively and timestamp it.
Author attribution
Articles are attributed to "ShaFX Editorial Team", "ShaFX Research Desk", or "ShaFX Education Team", not to individual personalities. The platform is built to publish as a brand, not as a personality cult.
Updates & changelogs
Articles with material updates show a "last updated" date. Where a published number is corrected (e.g., a spread or regulator change), the article carries a brief change note.
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