ELITE TRADER TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026
A 3-month, fully online, global trader development programme for serious traders who want structure, direction, and a defined path in Futures, Options, or Automated Trading.
This is not another random trading course.
It is a serious, high-value trader training package built for people who want to stop drifting, choose the right lane, and build a more structured, more professional trading framework.
This version of ETTP starts in late September 2026, is limited to 20 places only, and includes immediate-access training, tools, books, recordings, and other material as they become available.
SPECIAL OFFER:
15% off in April + payment options
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST:
- Apply for the ELITE TRADER TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026 please email info@thestophunter.co.uk
FOR SERIOUS TRADERS ONLY
Most traders are scattered - ETTP 2026 is built to fix that.
They buy random courses. Watch random videos. Chase random strategies. Try to learn futures, options, automation, risk, psychology, and execution all at once — and end up with no clear lane, no proper structure, and no real progress.
This programme is for traders who want:
– a defined route
– proper structure
– serious accountability
– better execution
– stronger trading discipline
a framework they can continue building after the programme ends
WHAT THIS IS
What is ETTP 2026?
ETTP 2026 is a 3-month trader development programme delivered fully online and available globally.
Before the programme begins, every accepted trader has a 1-to-1 planning session with Stephen Hoad so the right lane can be chosen from the start.
The three lanes are:
– Futures Trading
– Options Trading
– Automated Trading
From there, the programme is built around that lane.
This means you are not just consuming information. You are following a more focused path with a clearer trading identity, better structure, and a stronger plan.
WHY THIS VERSION IS DIFFERENT
This version of ETTP is tighter, more focused, and built around what actually worked from the previous cohort — and what didn’t.
The previous problem was obvious: too many traders arrived at completely different levels.
That created drag.
So this time, that is being fixed properly.
Accepted ETTP members will also receive access to the new Learn to Trade course, helping newer or less experienced traders come into September on a stronger footing.
The result is a better-filtered, better-structured, more serious programme from day one.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Elite Trader Training Programme 2026
- Mastering Python for Trading
- Renko Bot Build
- Learn to Trade (NEW Online Course for beginners)
- PDF access to Renko Chart Trading Revolution
- PDF access to Samurai Trading
- PDF access to Trading Options for a Living
- recordings of the Renko Masterclasses
- recordings of the Trading Options for a Living Masterclasses
- 2 structured lectures per week
- 1 live seminar per week
- monthly private 1-to-1 sessions
- a personal custom-built trading plan
- access to the dedicated ETTP resource platform
- extra tools, materials and lecture recordings as they become available
- entry into the futures trading competition
- chance to win £2,000 cash and a straight-to-funded prop account subject to competition criteria
***Accepted traders receive immediate access to included courses, books, recordings, tools, and other materials as they become available, so you are not simply waiting until September to get started.
HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKS
Step 1
Step 1: Apply / register interest
This programme is not for everyone. Places are limited and serious interest is prioritised. (EMail: info@thestophunter.co.uk to register your interest)
Step 2
Step 2: Choose your lane
Before the programme begins, each accepted trader has a 1-to-1 planning session to choose the most suitable path:
Futures, Options, or Automated Trading.
Step 3
Step 3: Start building immediately
As soon as accepted materials become available, you begin accessing the wider training stack, including courses, books, recordings, and tools.
Step 4
Step 4: Join the live programme in late September
The 3-month programme begins in late September 2026 and runs fully online.
Step 5
Step 5: Build a clearer trading framework
The aim is not just more content. The aim is to leave with a defined lane, stronger structure, better execution, and a clearer path forward.
THE THREE LANES
Choose the lane that fits the trader you want to become
1. Futures Trading
For traders who want a more direct, rules-based route into futures markets, execution, and structured trading development.
2. Options Trading
For traders who want to build a serious framework around options, strategy selection, risk, and execution rather than dabbling or guessing.
3. Automated Trading
For traders who want to build toward a more systematic, tool-driven, automation-focused trading path with structure and clarity.
(You can also blend these ‘lanes’ if that’s your chosen path)
You do not need to force the wrong path. The right lane is chosen before the programme starts.
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
By the end of ETTP 2026, the aim is not for you to leave with more noise.
The aim is for you to leave with more clarity.
- a clearer trading identity
- a defined lane that suits you
- a more structured trading plan
- stronger understanding of execution, structure, and risk
- a repeatable framework you can keep building after the programme ends
- more confidence in what you should be trading and why
- far less confusion, drift, and random trial-and-error
- a more serious route into futures, options, or automated trading
WHY STEPHEN HOAD?
Why work with Stephen Hoad?
Stephen Hoad’s work is built around structure, rules, technical depth, and serious trading development — not retail trading nonsense.
His background includes professional proprietary and hedge fund trading, options trading and market-making in metals and commodities. A leading Technical Analyst specialist and expert in Renko Charting. A quantitative Analyst and Risk Management expert with 30 years of global financial markets experience working for some of the best Institutions on the planet! He is also a lecturer at Universities and also for The Society of Technical Analysts.
His teaching is shaped by a more practical, real-world understanding of markets, execution, and trader development than most generic trading education available online.
This programme is not designed to entertain people.
It is designed to move the right traders forward.
COMPETITION
The ETTP Futures Trading Competition
Running alongside the programme is a futures trading competition designed to create focus, pressure, and real performance standards.
– £2,000 cash
– Straight-to-funded prop account
***Prize awards are subject to the full competition criteria being met.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
- traders who want structure
- traders who are tired of drifting
- traders who want a defined lane
- traders who want more than a basic online course
- traders who want serious training and accountability
- traders willing to do the work
WHO IS THIS NOT FOR?
- people looking for a magic system
- people who want passive motivation without action
- people who expect trading success without effort
- people who refuse structure
- traders who want serious training and accountability
TESTIMONIALS:
- From the ETTP 2025 cohort......
"I’ve been involved in trading for a while, and like most people, I’ve gone through countless courses, strategies, and “systems” that promise a lot but don’t actually deliver structure or clarity. The Elite Trader Training Programme (ETTP) with Stephen Hoad is genuinely one of the few that stands apart.
What makes this programme different is that it is not built around hype, shortcuts, or surface-level content. It’s built around structure, discipline, and real market understanding. Stephen’s 30+ years of experience shows in the way everything is taught — practical, direct, and focused on what actually works in live markets.
One of the biggest strengths of ETTP is how it encourages you into a clear trading lane — whether that’s futures, options, crypto or automation. Instead of bouncing between random strategies (which most traders struggle with), you leave the programme with a defined approach that actually suits you, and more importantly, a plan you can execute consistently.
The structure of the programme is also excellent:
-Weekly lectures that build logically
-Live sessions where you can ask real questions
-A strong framework around execution and risk (not just entries)
It’s not about overloading you with information — it’s about building a repeatable framework. That was a big shift for me personally.
Another thing I respected is that this programme actually challenges you. It’s not designed to make you feel good — it’s designed to make you better. If you’re willing to be pushed and held accountable, the growth is massive.
By the end of it, I didn’t just have more knowledge — I had:
-A clear trading identity
-A structured plan
-Better discipline and execution
-A much deeper understanding of how markets actually move
The addition of the trading competition and funded account pathway is also a great touch — it creates a real-world environment to apply what you’ve learned.
This isn’t for someone looking for a quick win or a shortcut. But if you are serious about trading and want to move from confusion to clarity, this programme is absolutely worth it.
I would strongly recommend ETTP to anyone who wants to take trading seriously and build something long-term.
What makes this programme different is that it is not built around hype, shortcuts, or surface-level content. It’s built around structure, discipline, and real market understanding. Stephen’s 30+ years of experience shows in the way everything is taught — practical, direct, and focused on what actually works in live markets.
One of the biggest strengths of ETTP is how it encourages you into a clear trading lane — whether that’s futures, options, crypto or automation. Instead of bouncing between random strategies (which most traders struggle with), you leave the programme with a defined approach that actually suits you, and more importantly, a plan you can execute consistently.
The structure of the programme is also excellent:
-Weekly lectures that build logically
-Live sessions where you can ask real questions
-A strong framework around execution and risk (not just entries)
It’s not about overloading you with information — it’s about building a repeatable framework. That was a big shift for me personally.
Another thing I respected is that this programme actually challenges you. It’s not designed to make you feel good — it’s designed to make you better. If you’re willing to be pushed and held accountable, the growth is massive.
By the end of it, I didn’t just have more knowledge — I had:
-A clear trading identity
-A structured plan
-Better discipline and execution
-A much deeper understanding of how markets actually move
The addition of the trading competition and funded account pathway is also a great touch — it creates a real-world environment to apply what you’ve learned.
This isn’t for someone looking for a quick win or a shortcut. But if you are serious about trading and want to move from confusion to clarity, this programme is absolutely worth it.
I would strongly recommend ETTP to anyone who wants to take trading seriously and build something long-term.
DK
(SYD AUS)
"Stephen's ETTP was a real transformational trading process for me. Learning his edge across futures markets really pushed me from trading as a hobby, to data and edge driven trading with confidence. The competition aspect of the program is invaluable, it forces you to address the behavioural challenges you will face in trading, and work through them with Stephen in your 1:1 sessions. I'd highly recommend it to anyone, Stephen is as good as it gets in the trading space, and it's a real privilege to get to work with him. It's not going to be easy, but you'll come out of it a very different trader than when you walked in!"
CM
(LON UK)
"This program is best suited for individuals who are serious about learning how to follow the path of a real independent trader, someone who can stay in the game over the long term. Stephen provides a number of effective Renko setups. For example, two relatively simple strategies I traded during the course achieved over 45% profitability, with a maximum drawdown of 7% over five months.
However, in my view, the Renko buy and sell engine is only a small part of the real value. The course offers much deeper insights, particularly in areas such as money management, position sizing, trading system development and maintenance, as well as the foundations of a strong trading mindset.
For those interested, there are also opportunities to develop skills in trading system automation using Python or other tools and to explore more advanced topics such as options or probability-based trading.
The program is designed with flexibility in mind. I was able to complete it while maintaining a full-time job and traveling. The content is well-structured and supported by practical experience in a real trading environment, which can genuinely help set you on the path toward becoming an independent trader with a sustainable approach.
While the program can be useful for those who are simply curious, it is particularly well-suited for individuals who are committed and willing to put in the work."
However, in my view, the Renko buy and sell engine is only a small part of the real value. The course offers much deeper insights, particularly in areas such as money management, position sizing, trading system development and maintenance, as well as the foundations of a strong trading mindset.
For those interested, there are also opportunities to develop skills in trading system automation using Python or other tools and to explore more advanced topics such as options or probability-based trading.
The program is designed with flexibility in mind. I was able to complete it while maintaining a full-time job and traveling. The content is well-structured and supported by practical experience in a real trading environment, which can genuinely help set you on the path toward becoming an independent trader with a sustainable approach.
While the program can be useful for those who are simply curious, it is particularly well-suited for individuals who are committed and willing to put in the work."
YS
(LON UK)
MORE INFORMATION:
- For more information and to apply for your place on the ELITE TRADER TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026 please email: info@thestophunter.co.uk
Standard Full Price
£5,500
- 15% off the full price until end of April
- 50% deposit secures your place remaining balance due by 31 July 2026 if the remaining balance is not paid by 31 July, the place is lost and the deposit is not returned places are limited and only secured once payment is made all sales subject to programme terms
20 places only. Fully online. Global. Serious traders only.
- If you want to stop drifting, choose the right lane, and build inside a more serious trader development framework, ETTP 2026 is now open. This is the strongest version of the programme yet — and it is loaded with immediate-access training, tools, books, recordings, and material. Don't leave it too long to sign up!
FAQ's
FAQ 1
Is this fully online?
Yes. ETTP 2026 is fully online.
FAQ 2
Can I join from outside the UK?
Yes. The programme is available globally.
FAQ 3
When does the programme start?
The live 3-month programme begins in the last week of September 2026.
FAQ 4
Do I get anything before September?
Yes. Accepted traders receive immediate access to included courses, books, recordings, tools, and other materials as they become available.
FAQ 5
How are the lanes decided?
Each accepted trader has a 1-to-1 planning session before the programme begins, and the most suitable lane is chosen from there.
FAQ 6
What are the lanes?
Futures Trading, Options Trading, and Automated Trading.
FAQ 7
Can I pay a deposit?
Yes. A 50% deposit secures your place, with the remaining balance due by 31 July 2026.
FAQ 8
How many places are available?
20 places only.
- For more information and to apply for your place on the ELITE TRADER TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026 please email: info@thestophunter.co.uk
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