Understanding Stock Market: Conceptual Course For Beginners

Comprehensive course on Stock market, Stock trading & Investing. Beginner's course suitable for Global students.

What you'll learn
A comprehensive understanding of stock market investment and trading
The concept of Share, Shareholder, Capital and Capital Structure of a company
An understanding of IPO,FPO and their pricing. Face value, Book value and Market price of a share
The concept of Profit, Dividend and Growth
Primary market, Secondary market and how a trade happens
The requirement of Depository, Depository Participant and Clearing House
How do I start investing and place a Buy or Sell order
The various market players and stock price volatility
Difference between Investor and the Trader
Arbitrator, Hedger and other players
Broad concept of Fundamental Analysis, Financial statements, Ratios and other stock parameters
Broad concept of Technical Analysis, Candle stick charts and Technical Indicators
The concept of Derivatives like Futures and Options and the concept of Hedging
Requirements
There are no prerequisites as we shall be learning from absolute basics. You only need to have an interest in Stock market Investment or Trading
Description
In this course hosted by PRUDENCE Engineering and Financial Consultants, Col (Dr) Shabbar Shahid explains the gambit of Stock Market Investment and Trading in a very simple and lucid manner. The instructor is a post graduate engineer, an MBA in Finance, a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers(India) and a doctorate in Management. Thus, qualified to be an instructor on the subject.People often trade in shares and derivatives like Futures, Options, Call Options, Put options and even Algo trading without the basic understanding of stock market    The instructor believes that when people Invest and Trade without adequate knowledge they end up making losses. They shy away from learning because they think that the subject is too confusing and risky. This course is designed to dispel the fear by structuring it in four sections as follows:-Section 1 titled Know the Stock Market as a Playfield, explains various aspects of the stock market like what is the concept of a share, what is shareholding and capital structure, what are IPOs and FPOs and what is the concept of their pricing, the concept of Profit, Dividend and Growth, what is Primary and Secondary market and how a trade happens, what is a Depository, Depository Participant and Clearing house, the logic of share price fluctuations and how one can start investing in a stock market.Section 2 titled Know the Market Players and how they play, makes the student familiar with the various market players like Arbitrators, Hedgers or Hedge Funds, Institutional Investors, FIIs, DIIs, HNIs, Business news channels, Analysts, Panelists and Speculators apart from Investors and Traders. The students get a clear idea of what the intentions and agenda of these players are and how they influence the stock price.Section 3 titled Know the Parameters and Rules of the Game, is all about broad understanding of Investment and Trading nuances like Fundamental Analysis, Financial Statements, Ratios and other stock parameters, Candlestick patterns, Technical Indicators and Technical analysis, meaning of Derivatives etc.Aspects like  Technical Analysis, Fundamental Analysis and day trading are briefly touched upon in this course.Completion of this course will give the students a clear and comprehensive knowledge of the stock market based on which they can begin their investment and trading journey and ultimately with due practice and experience, they can become professional Investors and Traders.Students are advised to note the Disclaimer that this is only an educational course. Investment and Trading in Stock market  involves Financial risk and students must exercise due diligence and risk management before indulging in investment or trading.This course in Not specific to Indian stock market or US stock market or indices like Nifty, Sensex, NASDAQ or Dow Jones but  a conceptual course applicable to all stock markets across the globe.Legal Disclaimer:This course is purely for educational purposes. Investment and trading in stock market involves financial risk. Students taking this course are advised to exercise due diligence before making any investment or trade in stock market. The instructor or any party related to this course or it's content will not be responsible for any kind of loss to anyone in anyway, due to this course.

Overview

Section 1: Know the Stock market as a Playfield

Lecture 1 Preview

Lecture 2 Know what you do

Lecture 3 The concept of a Share

Lecture 4 The Share holders, Share holding and Capital structure

Lecture 5 Understanding IPO, FPO and their Pricing. Part 1

Lecture 6 Understanding IPO, FPO and their Pricing. Part 2

Lecture 7 Source of Capital and its Significance

Lecture 8 The concept of Profit, Dividend and Growth: Part 1

Lecture 9 The concept of Profit, Dividend and Growth: Part 2

Lecture 10 Understanding Primary and Secondary Markets

Lecture 11 How does a trade happen in the secondary market?

Lecture 12 How do I start investing in the Stock Market?

Lecture 13 The Depository, Depository Participant and Clearing House

Lecture 14 How to place a Buy or Sell order

Section 2: Know the market players and how they play

Lecture 15 Market players and stock price volatility

Lecture 16 Understanding the logic of Stock price fluctuations

Lecture 17 The Investor and the Trader

Lecture 18 The Arbitrator

Lecture 19 The Hedger or a Hedge Fund

Lecture 20 The Big Players in the Stock Market

Lecture 21 The players behind the curtain

Lecture 22 The Speculator

Section 3: Know the Parameters and Rules of the Game

Lecture 23 What role would you like to play: Investor or Trader

Lecture 24 What is Fundamental Analysis

Lecture 25 Significance of Financial Statements

Lecture 26 Understanding Stock parameters and Ratios

Lecture 27 What is Technical Analysis?

Lecture 28 Significance of a Candle Stick Chart

Lecture 29 Understanding a few Technical Indicators

Lecture 30 First Technical Indicator: On Balance Volume

Lecture 31 Accumulation Distribution as a Technical Indicator

Lecture 32 Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

Lecture 33 Risk Management and Derivatives

Lecture 34 Understanding what is a Derivative

Lecture 35 Understanding a Stock Futures contract

Lecture 36 The meaning of Options

Lecture 37 The meaning of a Hedge or Hedging

Section 4: Add On Lessons

Lecture 38 Let us begin…

Lecture 39 Bonus and Rights issue. Question

Lecture 40 Bonus and Rights issue. Ans Part 1

Lecture 41 Bonus and Rights issue. Ans Part 2

Lecture 42 Bonus and Rights issue. Ans Part 3

Lecture 43 Splitting of shares. The question

Lecture 44 Splitting of shares. The answer

Lecture 45 The entitlement dates. Question

Lecture 46 The entitlement dates. Answer

Lecture 47 Why is the law chasing the Promoter. Question

Lecture 48 Why is the law chasing the promoter. Answer

Lecture 49 Trading in Shares vs Derivatives. Question

Lecture 50 Trading in Shares vs Derivatives. Answer 1. Taxation aspects

Lecture 51 Trading in Shares vs Derivatives. A2. Brokerage and Fees

Lecture 52 Trading in Shares vs Derivatives. A3. Flexibility and Risk

Lecture 53 Trading in Shares vs Derivatives. Conclusion and Advise

Lecture 54 What happens if an IPO is under subscribed?

Lecture 55 Bonus lesson

Those who intend to start Investing or Trading in the Stock market,Those who are already Investing or Trading but incurring losses due to inadequate knowledge,Undergraduates of Universities and Colleges for their awareness about the Stock market,Young professionals who need to invest their money wisely,Students of Commerce, Finance and Management for a better understanding of academic subject,Students undergoing professional courses in Finance like CFA, CA, MBA etc for better understanding of the subject