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Your Blueprint, Not Their Template
After payment, we assess your goals and experience, then build a tailored course outline around the skills you actually need.
100% Live • Private • One-on-One
Miami Trading School. Build Real Trading Skills.
Miami Trading Academy delivers private trading classes from Miami to students worldwide. This is not another prerecorded course. Your mentor is live with you for every scheduled session. Share your screen, ask questions, analyze charts, place simulated trades and receive direct feedback in real time—completely private, with no group training.
100% live with your mentor
Tailored trading blueprint
No groups or prerecorded lessons
100% Live Training
You Are Not Signing Up to Watch Videos.
Every scheduled training session is conducted live with your private mentor. Ask questions, share your screen, analyze charts and execute together.
1-on-1 onlyNo groupsNo prerecorded lessons
Invest in skill—not more content
Learn From Real Traders. Not Just Content Creators.
The internet is packed with polished videos, recycled strategies and hindsight analysis. We have watched it, tested it and separated what looks good on screen from what can actually survive live markets. Here, you work directly with traders who are constantly testing, adapting and improving—not simply producing the next video.
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Bring Us Your Real Trades
No cherry-picked screenshots. Review your actual entries, exits, mistakes and risk decisions live with your mentor.
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Practice. Review. Improve.
Train up to twice weekly, apply what you learned, then return with evidence so every session moves your process forward.
About your mentor
Built in the Markets. Proven Through Experience.
Michael Harding has traded forex, indices and commodities since 2008. His approach was shaped through live-market experience—the wins, mistakes, changing conditions and uncomfortable drawdowns that teach a trader why planning, timing and risk control matter more than hype.
Beyond mentoring, Michael is a trading-industry entrepreneur who has launched and operated businesses across trading education, algorithmic strategy development, prop-firm services and copy or managed-trading operations. He also owns WePassChallenges, a separate company focused on prop-firm challenge education and services.
His path was not built by finding a magic indicator. It came from working through the mistakes that damage traders: entering without invalidation, increasing exposure after a loss, holding because of hope, trading without a valid setup and refusing to adapt when market behavior changes.
That experience shaped a capital-first teaching philosophy. Every trade should have a reason to exist, a defined point where the idea is wrong and an amount of risk selected before the order is placed. Students learn to distinguish stronger A-grade conditions from weaker opportunities, combine technical changes of character with fundamental context and understand why timing can determine whether a correct idea becomes a good trade.
Michael’s business work also provides a wider view of the trading industry. Building education programs, algorithmic systems, prop-firm services and account-management operations requires more than chart analysis. It requires testing, documentation, operational discipline, technology and the willingness to keep improving when market conditions change.
That is the standard brought into mentorship: no guaranteed returns, no shortcut mythology and no pretending losses can be eliminated. The goal is to help a serious student become more structured, more accountable and increasingly capable of making independent decisions.
Since 2008Active market experience
FounderMiami Trading Academy
OperatorTrading-industry ventures
Experience and business ownership establish background, not a promise of profitability. Trading involves risk and mentorship outcomes depend on the student’s effort, discipline and market conditions.
Third-party account trackingPublic trading records
Review the Account Data Directly on Myfxbook.
Michael’s public Myfxbook profile links historical real-account records and prop-firm challenge examples. Open each record on Myfxbook to inspect the account type, reported gain, drawdown, platform and update history for yourself.
Real accountSteady Growth Strategy by Michael HardingPublic strategy record →
Demo challengePassed Phase 1 With Less Than 1% DrawdownView challenge record →
Demo challenge$50K Challenge — Both PhasesView challenge record →
Demo challenge$100K Challenge — The Funded TraderView challenge record →
Myfxbook is an independent analytics platform and is not affiliated with Miami Trading Academy. Records can be real or demo, may be historical or inactive, and do not represent typical student results. A tracked account is evidence of reported account activity—not a guarantee of future performance, mentorship results or prop-firm approval.
Hear it directly from Michael
What This Private Mentorship Actually Looks Like.
Michael explains the program, who it is designed for and why live one-on-one instruction is fundamentally different from buying another collection of prerecorded trading videos.
Private scheduled Zoom instructionA curriculum tailored after enrollmentSimulated execution and direct feedback
Why Miami Trading Academy
We Are Serious About Your Future.
We are not trying to scale into a faceless course factory. We would rather take our time developing fewer committed students properly—because quality mentorship demands attention, accountability and honest feedback.
True Private Access
No group room. No prerecorded replacement. Every scheduled class is a live conversation between you and your mentor.
Built Around Your Trading
Your course outline reflects your markets, schedule, current skill level, mistakes and long-term objectives.
Market Experience, Not Theory
Learn from real traders who study execution, risk and changing conditions—not personalities repeating recycled material.
Accountability That Is Personal
We review your actual work, challenge weak decisions and expect you to practice between sessions.
Leadership Standards
We value discipline, ownership, communication and the ability to remain composed when pressure rises.
A Process You Can Keep
Finish with a plan, checklist, risk framework and review routine you can continue improving independently.
Limited by mentor capacity—not manufactured scarcity.
We are traders first. We are not chasing maximum enrollment. Spots stay limited because real one-on-one development takes time, and we refuse to dilute the experience simply to sell more seats.
Trading Since200818 Years in the Markets
Your lead instructor
Learn From Experience Earned in the Trenches.
Your instructor brings 18 years of market experience—years spent learning how traders succeed, how they fail, what creates uncomfortable drawdowns and what disciplined consistency actually demands. You are learning from someone who has made mistakes, tested ideas in changing conditions and built a process around protecting capital instead of chasing excitement.
The rule that changes everythingHOPE IS NOT
A STRATEGY.
A STRATEGY.
Leaving a losing trade open and hoping it comes back is not patience. It is an unmanaged decision. Revenge trading to recover the loss usually makes the situation worse. Professional trading begins when every position has a reason to enter, a defined level to exit and an amount of risk chosen before the order is placed.
Stop Trading Because You Feel Like Trading
There will be sessions with no valid opportunity. Forcing a trade because you are bored, emotional or eager to make money is how unnecessary losses begin. Sometimes the professional decision is to do nothing.
Fail to Plan. Plan to Fail.
Define the setup, trigger, invalidation, target and position size before entry. A trade without an exit strategy is not a plan—it is exposure without control.
Read the Change of Character
Learn to recognize when price behavior is shifting through structure, momentum and participation—then tune that technical evidence into the fundamental story driving the market.
Timing Is Part of the Setup
A direction can be right and the trade can still be wrong. Session timing, news, liquidity and entry location determine whether an idea deserves execution now, later or not at all.
Grade the Opportunity. Adjust the Exposure.
Not every trade deserves equal risk. Learn the difference between A-grade and B-grade setups and how confirmation, context and conditions should influence exposure.
Adapt Without Abandoning Discipline
There is no cookie-cutter formula and no get-rich-quick promise. Markets constantly change. Your job is to keep a stable risk process while learning when execution and expectations must adjust.
What 18 years teaches you:Consistency is not predicting every move. It is planning clearly, selecting patiently, controlling exposure, accepting invalidation and adapting without losing discipline.
Miami-based. Market-tested. Fully private.
See It. Question It. Execute It.
Your mentor does not disappear behind prerecorded lessons. You work together live—reading structure, building a trade idea, calculating risk, placing the simulated order and reviewing what happened.
Live chart analysisLearn how a real trader turns market information into a structured decision.
Risk before rewardDefine position size, invalidation and maximum loss before clicking buy or sell.
Immediate questions and feedbackChallenge the reasoning, correct misunderstandings and refine your process in real time.
How enrollment works
From Consultation to Your First Session
Request a Consultation
Tell us your markets, experience, schedule and where you need the most help.
Choose Your Program
Select 16 one-hour sessions or 8 two-hour sessions and complete payment in full.
Receive Your Materials
We provide your eBooks, call you and prepare your tailored course outline as a PDF.
Set Your Schedule
Choose preferred times between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, any day, subject to availability.
Example lesson areas
Learn the Skills Behind Consistent Execution
Your exact course is tailored after enrollment. Depending on your needs, your training may include lessons such as:
Market Structure & Trade Setups
Read price structure, define a valid setup and avoid impulsive entries.
Position Sizing & Drawdown
Calculate risk, protect capital and understand daily and total drawdown.
Entry Confirmation
Use price action, momentum and multi-timeframe context to improve timing.
Stop Loss & Take Profit
Place logical exits and manage trades without reacting emotionally.
Trading Psychology & Discipline
Address fear, greed, overtrading, impatience and rule-breaking.
Strategy Building & Backtesting
Create rules, test performance and improve a repeatable trading process.
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Trading Foundations & Platform Setup
- Market types, sessions, instruments and order types
- Chart setup, timeframes and clean technical analysis
- Using the simulated trader before risking capital
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Market Structure & Price Action
- Trends, ranges, swing points and structure shifts
- Support, resistance, supply and demand
- Separating meaningful movement from market noise
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Building a High-Quality Trade Setup
- Context, location, confirmation and timing
- Multi-timeframe alignment and session selection
- Creating a written setup checklist
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Entry & Exit Execution
- Market, limit and stop orders
- Entry confirmation and invalidation
- Stop-loss, profit targets and active management
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Professional Risk Management
- Position sizing and percentage-based risk
- Daily loss limits and account drawdown
- Risk-to-reward, exposure and capital protection
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Trading Psychology & Discipline
- Fear, greed, hesitation and revenge trading
- Routine, patience and rule-based execution
- Reducing emotional decisions through preparation
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Strategy Testing & Performance Review
- Backtesting and forward testing
- Journaling trades and tracking meaningful metrics
- Finding weaknesses without constantly changing systems
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Your Personal Trading Plan
- Market, session, setup and risk rules
- Pre-trade and post-trade checklists
- A repeatable weekly improvement process
Your takeaways
What You Should Have When You Finish
Completion is not a promise of profit. It is the point where you should stop feeling lost and leave with an organized process you understand, can explain and can continue improving.
Your final package: a personalized trading-plan PDF, setup checklist, risk framework, journal structure, simulator experience, eBooks and a clear practice routine for continued development.
A Written Trading Plan
Know what you trade, when you trade, what qualifies and what makes you stay out.
A Repeatable Setup
Identify your preferred market conditions and apply a consistent confirmation process.
A Risk Framework
Calculate size, place invalidation and define daily limits before emotion takes over.
A Review Process
Journal, measure and improve your execution using evidence from your own trades.
Platform Confidence
Practice orders and trade management on a simulator before using real capital.
Independent Decision-Making
Build the confidence to analyze opportunities without depending on trading signals.
Why we teach
Master One Craft—or Become Master of None.
Trading has changed our lives, and helping a committed student become disciplined, capable and independent creates value beyond another position on a chart. We teach because mastery grows through practice, explanation and leadership.
There is also a practical reason: technology can support execution, but serious capital still requires human judgment, accountability and leadership. Our affiliated account-management company, LEFTURN, manages personal and prop-firm trading accounts through Manage.Forex. We are always interested in meeting exceptional traders who share our standards.
We are developing people, not manufacturing course completions.
The goal is to help motivated students think like professionals: protect capital, follow rules, communicate clearly, lead under pressure and take responsibility for every decision.
Interactive learning game
Guess the Next Candle
Will the next simulated XAU/USD candle finish up or down? Choose a direction, watch your live prediction and build a track record. Five correct guesses in a row wins the game—but five wrong guesses in a row loses it.
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Read the chartLook at the recent candles and decide whether the next candle will close higher or lower.
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Set SL and TPChoose a simulated stop loss and take profit before placing your market order.
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Place BUY or SELLBUY predicts the candle will rise. SELL predicts it will fall. One simulated trade stays open per round.
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Race to fiveFive winning trades in a row wins. Five losing trades in a row loses. A forfeit counts as a loss.
GUESS THE NEXT CANDLEXAU/USD simulated market
Your mission5 correct wins · 5 wrong loses
GAME RUNNING
Order entryStop lossTake profit
Current round
0 OPENOpen Orders
| Order | Side | Entry | Stop loss | Take profit | Live P&L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No open order. Set your SL and TP, then place a simulated BUY or SELL. | ||||||
Your track record
BEST: 0Trade History
| Result | Side | Entry → Exit | Exit reason | P&L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completed simulated trades will appear here. | ||||
You beat the game5 WINS!
You completed five winning simulated trades in a row.
Educational simulation only. Generated prices are not live market data. No real orders, funds or investment returns are involved. Closing an order before the candle finishes counts as a losing trade.
MTA / 007
Your mission begins now
Accept the Mission →
Bulletproof Your Future.
Not with hype. Not with promises. With sharper judgment, controlled risk, disciplined execution and direct access to traders who understand what happens when real money meets a live market.
Flexible private scheduling
Train When You Can Focus
Tell us your preferred days and times. We will work with you to build a weekly schedule that fits within current mentor availability.
Available every day
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
All sessions are scheduled in advance. Times are subject to availability.
Maximum of two private sessions per week
Practice between sessions is strongly recommended
Bring recent trades for entry, exit and risk review
Your schedule is arranged after enrollment
Straightforward pricing
Choose Your Private Mentorship Format
Choose private live mentorship by Zoom or train face-to-face in Miami. Every complete program includes 16 full hours of scheduled, one-on-one instruction. There are no group classes, no prerecorded lessons and no payment plans.
Premium in-person
Complete Private Training Program
$2,880
16 private one-hour in-person sessions
100% in person: train face-to-face with your mentor in Miami
- Private face-to-face instruction — no group training
- Every class is live — no prerecorded training sessions
- Ask questions and review charts with your mentor in real time
- Ideal for steady weekly progression
- Tailored course outline provided as a PDF
- eBooks included after enrollment
- Full payment required upfront
Complete Private Training Program
$2,240
8 private two-hour in-person sessions
100% in person: train face-to-face with your mentor in Miami
- Private face-to-face instruction — no group training
- Every class is live — no prerecorded training sessions
- Ask questions and review charts with your mentor in real time
- Longer sessions for deeper chart work
- Tailored course outline provided as a PDF
- eBooks included after enrollment
- Full payment required upfront
Best value
Complete Private Training Program
$1,440
16 private one-hour Zoom sessions
100% live: your mentor is on Zoom with you for every session
- Private live instruction with your mentor — no group training
- Every class is live — no prerecorded training sessions
- Ask questions and review charts with your mentor in real time
- Ideal for steady weekly progression
- Tailored course outline provided as a PDF
- eBooks included after enrollment
- Full payment required upfront
Complete Private Training Program
$1,120
8 private two-hour Zoom sessions
100% live: your mentor is on Zoom with you for every session
- Private live instruction with your mentor — no group training
- Every class is live — no prerecorded training sessions
- Ask questions and review charts with your mentor in real time
- Longer sessions for deeper chart work
- Tailored course outline provided as a PDF
- eBooks included after enrollment
- Full payment required upfront
Graduate-Only Additional Sessions
Available exclusively to students who have completed a full mentorship program.
$90
Additional one-hour session
$140
Additional two-hour session
New studentsTry One Private Live Session Before You Commit
Book a standalone one-hour introductory Zoom session with a real mentor. Ask questions, review your goals and experience true one-on-one live instruction before choosing a complete program.
$90One-hour live intro session
Request Intro Session
Limited availability: Because every student trains live one-on-one, enrollment capacity is limited. Full program payment is required upfront to reserve your mentorship.
Student feedback
What Private Mentorship Feels Like
★★★★★
“The mentorship changed everything. The 1-on-1 attention is unlike anything else out there.”Carlos M. Forex Trader · Miami, FL
★★★★★
“The risk management alone was worth every penny. I passed my FTMO challenge on the second attempt after eight sessions.”Amanda L. Funded Trader
★★★★★
“I had tried three other courses before this. The 1-on-1 model is a completely different experience.”Kevin S. Stocks & Options Trader · New York
Testimonials describe individual experiences. Trading results vary, and education does not guarantee profits or funded-account approval.
Student Results
What Disciplined Progress Could Look Like.
These nine hypothetical paths demonstrate how strong practice accounts might develop when a student follows a plan, controls exposure and accepts losses without revenge trading. Every example begins with $5,000 on March 1, 2026 and runs through August 2, 2026.
SIMULATED—NOT ACTUAL STUDENT RESULTSEducational examples only. Names are fictional illustrative profiles—not student identities. These are not testimonials, brokerage statements, promises or typical-result claims.
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $5,840
Simulated return+16.8%
Max simulated drawdown-3.2%
Risk profileModerate
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $6,315
Simulated return+26.3%
Max simulated drawdown-5.8%
Risk profileElevated
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $5,570
Simulated return+11.4%
Max simulated drawdown-2.1%
Risk profileConservative
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $5,925
Simulated return+18.5%
Max simulated drawdown-4.0%
Risk profileModerate
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $5,465
Simulated return+9.3%
Max simulated drawdown-1.8%
Risk profileConservative
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $6,080
Simulated return+21.6%
Max simulated drawdown-4.9%
Risk profileElevated
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $5,735
Simulated return+14.7%
Max simulated drawdown-2.7%
Risk profileModerate
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $6,540
Simulated return+30.8%
Max simulated drawdown-6.4%
Risk profileElevated
Mar 1 · $5,000Aug 2, 2026 · $5,640
Simulated return+12.8%
Max simulated drawdown-2.4%
Risk profileConservative
Important: These charts are mathematically created hypothetical illustrations. No student earned these specific returns, and the displayed profile names are fictional. Actual trading can produce larger losses, including loss of the entire account. Mentorship teaches process and risk management; it does not guarantee profitability.
Clear answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Zoom mentorship is $1,440 for 16 one-hour sessions or $1,120 for 8 two-hour sessions. In-person mentorship in Miami is $2,880 for 16 one-hour sessions or $2,240 for 8 two-hour sessions. Every complete program includes 16 total hours of private live instruction.
Yes. Every scheduled mentorship session is conducted live and privately, one-on-one with your mentor. We do not offer group classes, and prerecorded videos are not used as a substitute for your training sessions.
No. Full payment is required upfront to reserve your mentorship and begin creating your tailored course.
You receive your eBooks, and our team calls you to discuss your goals and preferred schedule. We then create your tailored course outline and provide it as a PDF before training begins.
We offer appointment availability every day from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Tell us what times you prefer, and we will arrange a weekly schedule based on current availability.
Students may schedule a maximum of two sessions per week. This preserves fair availability and gives you time to practice between lessons.
Yes. New students may request one standalone, private live one-hour introductory session for $90 before committing to a complete program. Graduates may book additional sessions for $90 per hour or $140 for two hours. All requests remain subject to mentor availability.
Yes. After enrollment, we assess your experience, markets and goals, then build a tailored course outline. You can also bring previous trades for direct feedback on entries, exits, strategy and risk management.
No. The program provides trading education and practical mentorship; it is not a professional certification and does not guarantee profits. Your results depend on practice, discipline, market conditions and risk management.
Common topics include market structure, trade setup development, entry confirmation, stop-loss placement, take-profit planning, position sizing, drawdown control, trading psychology, backtesting and performance review.
You should leave with a personalized trading-plan PDF, clearly defined setup rules, entry and exit checklists, a risk-management framework, a journal and review process, simulator practice and a structured routine for continuing to develop independently.
The simulator lets you practice reading candles, choosing a direction, placing simulated orders, monitoring open P&L and closing trades without risking real money. Your mentor can use it to demonstrate execution and review your decision-making.
Videos cannot evaluate your trades, answer questions in context or tell you why your execution broke down. Private mentorship gives you direct feedback from real traders and a curriculum built around your specific weaknesses and goals.
Because every training session is live and one-on-one. Mentor time cannot be duplicated or replaced by recordings. We deliberately accept fewer students so each person receives proper attention, trade review and accountability.
No. Every chart is a clearly labeled hypothetical educational simulation showing how a $5,000 practice account could move under different risk profiles. The names are fictional, and the charts are not actual student accounts, testimonials, typical results or promises. Real trading can lose money, including the full account balance.
Exceptional students may be considered for separate evaluation if LEFTURN has a genuine future need. Selection is never guaranteed and requires demonstrated discipline, risk management, consistent execution, professionalism, legal eligibility and an available role. Enrollment itself does not create employment, funding or account-allocation rights.
Your next move starts here
The Best Investment Is Investing in Yourself.
You already know more videos are not the answer. Cut through the noise, speak directly with working traders and start building a disciplined process designed around you. If you are serious about improving, let’s get to work.
Every training session is live and one-on-one
Your trades, your questions, your tailored blueprint
No group room and no prerecorded training sessions
Full payment activates course preparation
Private sessions available daily, 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
Private session request
Start With One Hour—or Book Your Next Session.
New to Miami Trading Academy? Experience a full hour of private, live Zoom instruction for $90 before committing to a mentorship program. Already completed the program? Graduates can request additional one-hour or two-hour sessions.
One live private Zoom session. No group training and no prerecorded presentation.
$90 for one hour or $140 for two hours. Graduate status is confirmed before booking.
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