Course reviews
There are four ITPM courses, and you almost certainly don't need all of them. My short answer: most people should start with the PTM, the core course. The IPLT is a gentler on-ramp if you're new; POTM and PFTM are specialisms you add once the foundation is in place. Below is how they compare, and my detailed notes on each.
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| IPLTIntroduction to Professional Level Trading | PTMProfessional Trading Masterclass | POTMProfessional Options Trading Masterclass | PFTMProfessional Forex Trading Masterclass | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best suited to | Complete beginners | Serious traders ready to commit | Traders with a PTM foundation | Traders specialising in currencies |
| Prerequisites | None. This is the entry point. | None required, though IPLT first helps. Expect real study time. | Assumes the PTM macro and long/short foundation. Not a beginner course. | A solid macro foundation (PTM) helps considerably. Fundamentals-heavy. |
| Format | Online video · 12-month access | 43 videos · ~64 hours · 12-month access | Online video · 12-month access | 29 videos · 12-month access |
| Indicative price | From $1,299 | From $1,299 | From $1,499 | From $1,499 |
| Member engine | — | Stocks Engine | Options Engine | Forex Engine |
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The IPLT works well as an on-ramp to ITPM's wider curriculum. It focuses less on charts and indicators and more on how professional traders frame markets — starting from the global macro picture and working down to individual positions. In my view, this top-down framing is the course's main strength and the clearest point of difference from most beginner trading content.
The PTM is ITPM's core course and covers the most ground: the macro framework, long/short portfolio construction, volatility, sector rotation, and risk management. I found the macro economics section the most useful part of the course — it sets out a structured, top-down process for analysing the global economy, central bank policy, and sector positioning, presented as the process used inside institutional trading desks.
The POTM extends the PTM framework into options: pricing theory, the Greeks, volatility surfaces, and how options can be used to express a macro or sector view with defined risk rather than as isolated strategies. Its main strength, in my view, is that it doesn't teach options in a vacuum — each strategy is tied back to the macro thesis and portfolio construction taught in the PTM.
The PFTM is the most specialised of the four courses, applying the macro framework specifically to currency markets: central bank policy differentials, balance of payments, capital flows, and carry trades. It's fundamentals-led rather than chart-led, which in my view is its main distinguishing feature compared with most forex education.
Each review separates three things: what a course factually contains, what ITPM itself claims about it, and my own opinion of how well it delivers. I don't give courses a numerical score — a single number implies a precision I don't think these decisions have. Instead I try to be specific about who a course suits, what you're paying for, and where it falls short.
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