Comprehensive Guide To Financial Markets, Investing &Trading

A comprehensive (advanced) introduction to global financial markets, investing and trading in all financial assets

What you'll learn

Approach any financial market with confidence and start investing on their own

Become completely informed about every financial asset and its pluses and minuses

Make any kind of investment based on sound knowledge

Learn all about the basics - Stocks, Mutual Funds and ETFs

Understand the Bond and Fixed income markets and its implications

Thoroughly understand Foreign exchange and currency and commodity investing

Get a detailed look inside the Futures and Options markets

Get a set of 4 Key Strategies which can generate profits immediately in the markets after taking the course

Requirements

Students need not have any experience in financial markets to take this course

Description

This course is the most comprehensive introduction to investing for Beginners and Intermediate levels, and is suitable for people from all backgrounds. If you have between 0 and 2 years of experience in Financial markets, this course will take you up at least 3 levels higher.WHAT YOU WILL LEARNFirst, the global "macro" Finance and Investment cycles and how big money is investedCore investing principles and detailed study of all the market and stock terminologyDetailed analysis of Stocks, Investing styles, and Best PracticesA thorough comparison of Mutual Funds and ETFs - Pros and ConsLearn about the all-important Bond Markets, Interest rates and InflationHow to invest into Commodities - Gold, Oil etcStudy of the Spot Forex, Forex Futures and Currency ETFsAn advanced introduction to Futures and Options10 Live trades on Stocks,ETFs, Bonds, Gold, Euro Futures, British Pound ETF Live demonstration of all concepts on a Live trading platform (Practical investing)Monitoring of positions, and trade and risk managementThe Human Element - How to avoid extreme emotional points in InvestingFOUR KEY BONUS STRATEGIES FOR IMMEDIATE PROFITSThis course includes FOUR key strategies for long term investors and traders. These can produce hundreds of dollars or more a month immediately after you take the coursesA Low-risk high reward ETF strategy based on sector rotationHow to Buy Stocks at much lower prices that its trading for, and MAKE INCOMEIf you already own stocks, this strategy will put money in your bank every monthIf you think a stock is going to crash, this low-cost strategy will protect your positionAnd an additional BONUS: How to hedge your stock during Volatile Earnings events

Overview

Section 1: Course introduction, Instructor details, Objectives & Key Benefits for Students

Lecture 1 Introduction, Key Benefits of course including 4 key strategies for profits

Section 2: "The Big Picture" The Macro financial world, Money flows and Investment sources

Lecture 2 Institutional investors, Retail investors and Financial market sizes

Lecture 3 Where are these Trillions of dollars being invested - Global Money Flows

Lecture 4 The State of Global Financial markets in 2016. What to watch for in 2016

Section 3: Financial instruments, Asset Classes, and what can people invest in

Lecture 5 Introduction to Asset Classes. These are the instruments we use for investments

Lecture 6 Introduction to Equities and Equity-related products (commonly known as Shares)

Lecture 7 Introduction to Bonds and Fixed Income, and the US and global bond markets

Lecture 8 Introduction to commodities and Metals - Oil, Gold, Silver, Corn, Copper etc.

Lecture 9 Introduction to Foreign Exchange (or FOREX), and the main Currencies

Lecture 10 Introduction to Advanced asset classes like Derivatives, Futures and Options

Lecture 11 Derivatives - Introduction to Options - The most strategic investing instrument

Lecture 12 Introduction to Alternative asset classes like Private Equity, Venture Capital

Section 4: Section 4: Core investment and trading concepts

Lecture 13 Study of Risk and Expected returns from asset classes. And hierarchy of returns

Lecture 14 Differences between Investing and Trading. Understand which style you fit into

Lecture 15 Concept of Valuation of a company - True value of a Stock. Methods of valuation

Lecture 16 Introduction to the Trading Platform with various examples that will be used

Lecture 17 Fundamental analysis and Fundamental style of investing. Who will this benefit

Lecture 18 Technical Analysis and Technical style of Investing. The wisdom of Crowds study

Lecture 19 Value Investing - Warren Buffett's approach. Long term investing Buy and Hold

Lecture 20 Types of Accounts for a Beginner. Discussion of cash and margin accounts

Lecture 21 Pros and Cons of Leverage (Margin). Is margin good or bad. Using margin

Lecture 22 Practice and know or understand YOUR style and investing approach - CRITICAL

Section 5: Section 5: Investing in Stocks (Equities) and Equity-related products

Lecture 23 The fundamentals of Stocks. Ownership in a company and its benefits

Lecture 24 Key Stock and Market concepts required for any kind of investment in markets

Lecture 25 Study of the main Global Indices, and their relationships and components

Lecture 26 Study of Index funds. Why this could be the best no-brainer investment for many

Lecture 27 What is "Shorting" a stock , Market Equilibrium and Portfolio diversification

Lecture 28 Order Types - The main Order types available on most platforms.

Lecture 29 Earnings Reports, Uncertainty and Stock Volatility that happens every Quarter

Lecture 30 Bonus Strategy : Hedging Stocks during Earnings events to blunt the volatility

Section 6: Section VI - Stock-related instruments : MUTUAL FUNDS

Lecture 31 What are Mutual Funds, History and Size of Mutual funds, and Investing resources

Lecture 32 The advantages of Mutual Funds (Pros), and why this could be a starting point

Lecture 33 The negatives (shortcomings) of Mutual Funds (Cons). Investors must be aware

Section 7: Section VII - Stock-related instruments : Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Lecture 34 Introduction to the fascinating "Wide world of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Lecture 35 Detailed Study and Analysis of various ETFs available for investors

Lecture 36 The different types of ETFs, and the specific role they each play.

Lecture 37 Study of Industry sectors and Sector ETFs. Sectoral investments can be rewarding

Lecture 38 Bonus Strategy with ETFs: Trade the ETF itself, Options or Arbitrage trade

Section 8: Section VIII - Study of Technical Analysis and various Trading Styles

Lecture 39 Technical analysis details and and the study of different Trading styles

Lecture 40 Study of Moving Averages and how they define the trend on various timeframes.

Lecture 41 Understanding Support and Resistance. Key technical analysis tool for investors

Lecture 42 The MACD Momentum Indicator. Determining the strength behind a stock move

Lecture 43 What are Bollinger Bands and how can to use them. Identifying extreme conditions

Lecture 44 Fibonacci Retracements. An age-old methodology as applied to markets effectively

Lecture 45 Oscillators for Overbought and Oversold conditions - Study of RSI and Percent R

Lecture 46 Sample Trades - Long term, Swing and Day (or short term) trading

Section 9: Section 9: The Bond Markets and Fixed Income

Lecture 47 Bond Markets overview - Global and US Bonds, Risk On and Risk Off modes etc.

Lecture 48 Bond prices and their relationship to Interest rates and Inflation

Lecture 49 Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Asset Bubbles, Bailouts and Money printing

Lecture 50 Investing or Trading in Bonds and the various instruments available

Lecture 51 Trade Updates on existing trades

Section 10: Section 10 : Investing in Commodities, Precious Metals like Gold, Silver and Oil

Lecture 52 Types of Commodities - and why they play a key role in the global economy

Lecture 53 Gold - Is it precious OR a Safe Haven OR a Currency ??? Will Gold be a currency

Lecture 54 Study of Oil and the Energy complex. Detailed study of extreme volatility in Oil

Lecture 55 Investing and Trading instruments for various Commodities

Section 11: Section 11: Foreign Exchange (Forex) and currency markets

Lecture 56 Currency Pairs, co-relationships, Leverage and reasons currencies fluctuate

Lecture 57 Spot Forex market, Forex Futures and Forex ETFs and the differences between each

Lecture 58 Sample currency trade on FXB. Why this trade makes sense based on current news

Lecture 59 Closing the British Pound trade FXE for 30% profits

Section 12: Section 12 : Investing with Futures

Lecture 60 What are Futures, and which types of Futures are traded on a global market

Lecture 61 Trading the Futures Live - Live trades on S&P 500 Futures and the Euro Futures

Lecture 62 Trade Update: Closing ES Futures and AAPL stock

Section 13: Section 13 : Investing with Options

Lecture 63 Why Options are a unique and strategic instrument than any others in the market

Lecture 64 Introduction to Options - Lecture 1 of 6 series

Lecture 65 Call Options - Definitions and Details. Understand what a Call option is

Lecture 66 Real-world example of a Call Option, so you'll have no more confusion

Lecture 67 Introduction to Put Options and Definition of a Put option

Lecture 68 Put Option Definitions and the right to sell assets at much higher prices

Lecture 69 Real world example of a Put Option. And why we all trade in Put Options

Lecture 70 Future steps to mastering Options. A look at the learning curve in Options

Lecture 71 BONUS STRATEGY 2: How to Buy Stocks at much lower prices that what it trades for

Lecture 72 BONUS STRATEGY 3: How to sell create income every month from stocks you own

Lecture 73 BONUS STRATEGY 4: How to protect your Stocks if you think they're going to crash

Section 14: Section 14 : Investing into alternatives like Hedge Funds and Private Equity

Lecture 74 Investing into Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Venture Capital

Lecture 75 Trade Update - FXB (ETF), ES and 6E Futures and Hedging the Chipotle Calls

Section 15: Section 15 : Conclusion, The "Human Element", Recap, Next steps and more

Lecture 76 The all-important "human element" in investing

Lecture 77 Course Recap and Trades Recap

Lecture 78 Conclusion and Next Steps

Lecture 79 Bonus Lecture - DO NOT MISS !!!

Anyone with no experience or less than 3 years of experience with financial markets, investing and trading,Regardless of your background, this course is universally applicable for everyone