Watch & Learn

Free forex video tutorials for UK traders

A curated library of the video lessons our editorial desk actively recommends, organised by skill level and vetted for accuracy against FCA rules. Every tutorial is free to watch, hosted on the broker's official channel or a well-known independent educator, and refreshed each quarter.

What's on this page

Why we curate a video library rather than a top-ten list

Every trader learns differently. Some readers work through written guides quickly and struggle with hour-long lectures. Others learn faster from screen recordings and hate reading tick-by-tick chart explanations. This page exists for the second group. Every video listed here has been watched end-to-end by a member of the Amazing Reviews desk, checked for factual accuracy against current FCA rules, and rated for its usefulness to a UK retail trader opening or optimising a live account in 2026.

The library is deliberately small. Six tutorials, each addressing a specific skill, are more useful than a hundred-video playlist that no one ever finishes. Start with the beginner sessions, then move to the intermediate content only when the previous skill feels genuinely automatic on a demo account. If you catch yourself watching video after video without ever placing a demo trade, that is a signal to close the tab, open the platform and practise.

Nothing on this page is a personal recommendation. Between 69% and 82% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs and spread bets. Educational content is a starting point, not a substitute for your own testing on the specific broker and instrument you plan to trade. Watch the video, replay the segment, apply it to your demo account, then re-read the corresponding written guide on this site before committing any live capital.

Curated Library

Six free video tutorials worth your time

Each card opens the official channel or landing page. No paywall, no free-trial trap, no funded account required.

IG Academy 3h 20m playlist

Beginner · IG UK official channel

Forex Trading for Beginners, the Complete Starter Course

Key take-aways

›Currency pairs, pips, lots and margin explained without jargon.
›Live walk-throughs on the IG web platform.
›How the FCA 1:30 leverage cap affects real position sizing.
›First trade checklist you can print out.

IG's beginner playlist is genuinely the strongest free introduction currently available from a UK broker. Twelve chapters, each under twenty minutes, and every example is priced in GBP with UK-relevant regulation. Watch on 1.25x speed and you will finish the course in an afternoon.

Watch on official channel

The Chart Guys 48 minutes

Beginner to Intermediate · Independent educator

Reading Price Action, Support and Resistance Deep-Dive

Key take-aways

›How to draw levels that actually matter on H4 and D1 charts.
›Confluence: turning zones into probability, not certainty.
›Working with candlestick rejection at key levels.
›Real examples on EUR/USD, GBP/USD and XAU/USD.

One of the clearest free lessons on support and resistance ever recorded, refreshed for 2026 with current pair examples. The Chart Guys sell paid courses but this specific video is free on YouTube and stands entirely on its own. No sales pitch, just a whiteboard and a chart.

Watch on official channel

Rayner Teo 26 minutes

All levels · TradingWithRayner

Risk Management Framework for Retail FX Traders

Key take-aways

›Position-sizing formula that survives losing streaks.
›Setting stops from ATR, not from a round number.
›How to cap correlated exposure across FX majors.
›Journaling template you can copy the same day.

Rayner runs one of the most-watched independent trading channels on YouTube and this specific video is his best risk lesson. It is short, template-heavy and applies directly to a UK retail account trading under ESMA leverage limits. Watch it once, then rewatch it every quarter.

Watch on official channel

Pepperstone 1h 05m

Intermediate · Pepperstone Group

TradingView Charting Masterclass

Key take-aways

›Full walkthrough of a professional TradingView layout.
›Alerts, screener and portfolio views for FX and indices.
›Connecting TradingView-native execution to a Pepperstone Razor account.
›Latency, slippage and how to test it from a London desk.

Pepperstone's TradingView video is polished, technically accurate and free of the usual salesy filler. If you are switching from MT4 to TradingView-native execution this is the fastest structured tour available from a UK-authorised broker. Notes and layout files are shared in the video description.

Watch on official channel

CMC Markets 32 minutes

Beginner · CMC Markets UK

Spread Betting Explained, Tax, Mechanics and Real Trade Examples

Key take-aways

›How UK spread betting differs from CFDs at HMRC level.
›Position sizing in £-per-point rather than lots.
›Guaranteed stop loss orders, cost and use case.
›Live trade example on the FTSE 100 daily spread bet.

CMC's spread-betting explainer is required viewing for any UK trader considering the tax advantage. It covers the mechanics honestly, including the risk warning that the tax treatment can change and depends on individual circumstances. Free on the CMC learn hub, no live account required.

Watch on official channel

Saxo Academy 58 minutes

Advanced · Saxo Bank Group

SaxoTraderPro, Advanced Charting and Order Types

Key take-aways

›Working with OCO, IF-DONE and trailing orders on SaxoTraderPro.
›Portfolio-level margin and negative-balance protection explained.
›How to build a multi-monitor layout that actually helps.
›Access to Saxo's own market analyst commentary.

For traders comfortable with the basics, Saxo Academy's platform video is the deepest free walkthrough of any UK-authorised broker's professional terminal. It is not aimed at absolute beginners, but if you are considering opting up to a Professional Client account it is the fastest way to see what SaxoTraderPro can actually do.

Watch on official channel

UK Broker Directory

More on free forex video tutorials for UK traders and FCA-regulated UK brokers

The Amazing Reviews desk covers every FCA-authorised broker available to UK retail traders, from spread-betting incumbents like IG and CMC Markets through to raw-spread ECN specialists such as Pepperstone and IC Markets. Every firm we list holds current FCA authorisation, offers FSCS protection up to £85,000 on eligible claims, and has been tested live by our editorial desk in Canary Wharf with real capital before we publish a verdict.

free forex video tutorials for UK traders is one slice of that coverage. The pages below extend the analysis into related categories, side-by-side comparisons and the methodology behind our scoring. If you are opening your first live account, start with the beginner ranking; if you are moving broker to reduce costs, jump straight into the comparison tool and pull the tightest spreads by session.

None of the brokers on Amazing Reviews are offshore or unauthorised. If a firm cannot be located on the FCA Register we do not cover it, regardless of commercial incentive. Every ranking is decided before any commercial conversation opens, and we routinely publish critical verdicts on brokers we hold commercial arrangements with.

The directory itself is refreshed after every 60-day evaluation cycle. That cadence matters, spreads move, platforms change, and FCA permissions get amended. When a broker on our list changes materially between cycles, we publish an interim update rather than wait for the next full pass. That is the same standard we apply whether the firm has a commercial relationship with Amazing Reviews or not.

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