Introduction to Financial Markets and Trading

Introduction to Financial Markets and Trading

$599

The “Introduction to Financial Markets and Day-Trading” course caters to newcomers and students with no previous experience in trading or investing. This comprehensive program blends academic concepts with practical application, beginning with an overview of financial markets and the fundamentals of trading and investing. The curriculum equips learners with the essential knowledge of day-trading, swing-trading, and financial investment, empowering them to embark on a lucrative and thriving career in trading and financial investment.

Course Objectives:

  • Building foundational understanding of financial markets, investing, and trading financial instruments such as Stocks, Options, Futures and Currencies.
  • Learning technical and fundamental analysis

Description

Course syllabus:

Module one: Introduction to Financial Markets

  • Stocks, Bonds, Options, Futures and Currencies
  • Stock Exchanges
  • Indices, Sectors and ETFs
  • CFDs vs Stocks and Equites

 Module two: Investing vs Trading

  • Investing and Trading Financial Instruments
  • Day Trading vs Swing Trading
  • Selecting the right Broker and Trading platform

Module three: Technical analysis Overview

  • Charts, Timeframes and Volume
  • Heiken-ashi vs Traditional Japanese Candlesticks
  • Analysing Japanese Candlesticks
  • Long vs Short-selling
  • Support and resistance
  • Popular Oscillators and Indicators
  • Moving Averages
  • MACD lines and MACD histogram
  • VWAP
  • Pivot points
  • Bollinger bands

Module four: Fundamental analysis and Trading platform overview

  • Fundamental analysis overview
  • Macroeconomic events and their effects
  • Selecting Brokers
  • Trading Platforms
  • Trading Orders

 

Additional learning content:

To expand their understanding of the subject, students will have access to an array of learning resources such as informative blogs, technical analyses, engaging info-graphics, and interactive tools. Furthermore, they will be granted entry to our comprehensive video library, allowing them to delve deeper into the topic and broaden their knowledge base.

Duration of the Course
The intended duration of the course is 3 weeks