Mauricio came to trading education through six years of customer-facing work in the trading industry - which means he knows exactly where beginners get stuck, because he has talked to thousands of them. Based in Latin America, he has a particular depth in regional market dynamics and trader behaviour. At IQ Option, he writes across the full educational range: foundational concepts, platform guides, algorithmic trading, AI tools, and automated strategies. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería in Bogotá.