Comprehensive Guide to Financial Markets, Investing, Trading A to Z

For beginners and complete newcomers, this course provides the most Comprehensive introduction to Financial Markets, Investing and Trading

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This course is the most comprehensive introduction to investing for Beginners and Intermediate levels, and is suitable for people from all backgrounds.

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Perfect if you have NO background or experience in Financial Markets
  • If you have between 0 and 2 years of experience in Financial markets, this course will take you up at least 3 levels higher
  • Stock investors can advance their understanding of more advanced instruments
  • Applicable to citizens of every country (Financial Markets are universal in function)
  • Regardless of any professional background (Doctors, Lawyers, Teachers, and Students)
  • Anyone interested in taking control of financial investments (without Money Managers)
  • Even if you use Money Managers, you can “Talk the Talk” with them

FEATURES THROUGHOUT THE COURSE

  • Covers the Theoretical and Practical aspects of Investing and Trading
  • Live trades on Stocks, ETFs, 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 management
  • Profit protection, Loss Mitigation, and Adjusting positions
  • Best Practices for each type of instrument and / or Trade outlook
  • Lifetime Access to Course with Email support

SIX KEY BONUS STRATEGIES FOR IMMEDIATE RESULTS

This 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 courses

  1. A Low-risk high reward ETF strategy based on sector rotation (part of ETF section)
  2. How to Buy Stocks at much lower prices that its trading for, and MAKE INCOME
  3. If you already own stocks, this strategy will put money in your bank every month
  4. If you think a stock is going to crash, this low-cost strategy will protect your position
  5. Various Technical Analysis Tools, their Analysis and Usefulness
  6. Various Options concepts for Beginners to Experienced levels

SECTION I - OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS (BIG PICTURE)

  • Global "macro" Finance and Investment cycles and how big money is invested
  • Source of Investment Funds and its objectives
  • Risk and Reward characteristics of Financial investments
  • Size of Global Money flows
  • Cross-border investing and Trend analysis

SECTION II - INTRODUCTION TO STOCKS, AND STOCK BASED INVESTMENTS

  • Core investing principles and detailed study of all the market and stock terminology
  • Detailed analysis of Stocks, Investing styles, and Best Practices
  • Introduction to Key Market concepts - Dividends, Growth and Value Stocks
  • Market Concepts of Volatility, Beta, Price per share, and Earnings per share
  • Discussions of Valuations of companies and Fair value of Shares
  • Investing and Trading Styles - Fundamental and Technical investing

SECTION III - OVERVIEW OF MUTUAL FUNDS (PROS AND CONS)

  • A thorough analysis of Mutual Funds
  • Global market sizes, Investment Focus and Regulatory requirements
  • Pros of Mutual Funds
  • Cons of Mutual Funds

SECTION IV - OVERVIEW OF ETFs (PROS / CONS COMPARED TO MUTUAL FUNDS)

  • A thorough analysis of ETFs
  • Global market sizes, Investment Focus and Regulatory requirements
  • Pros of ETFs
  • Cons of ETFs
  • Flexibility, Variety and Targeting capability of ETFs
  • Analysis of various ETFs and composition

SECTION V - INTRODUCTION TO BOND MARKETS AND FIXED INCOME

  • Learn about the all-important Bond Markets and concept of Fixed Income
  • Safety and Hierarchy of Fixed Income instruments
  • Calibration of Financial instruments against Bond Markets
  • Bond Markets and Safe Havens
  • Bond Markets and Financial Crises
  • Analysis of action during 2008 Financial crisis
  • Risk-On and Risk-Off sentiments
  • Relationship between Bonds and Stocks
  • Bonds and Interest rates relationships
  • Interest Rates and Inflation relationships
  • Role of Federal Reserve and Central banks
  • Money Printing and Bailout consequences
  • The Perils lurking in the Bond Markets

SECTION VI - INVESTING IN PRECIOUS METAL COMMODITIES - GOLD / SILVER

  • How to invest into Commodities - Gold, Oil etc
  • The three types of Commodities
  • Commodities and relationship to the Global economy
  • Role of Gold in over 5000 years of history
  • Study of Oil - the Ultimate geopolitical commodity
  • The niche nature of Commodities investing
  • Live Trade example

SECTION VII - INVESTING IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND CURRENCIES

  • Study of the Spot Forex, Forex Futures and Currency ETFs
  • The complex nature of Foreign Exchange Markets
  • Factors driving currencies to gain or lose
  • Safe Haven currencies and the Carry Trade
  • Risk-On and Risk-Off Currencies
  • Live Trade Example

SECTION VIII - INTRODUCTION TO DERIVATIVES - FUTURES

  • An advanced introduction to Futures Markets
  • Futures Trading examples
  • Leverage in Derivatives

SECTION IX - INTRODUCTION TO DERIVATIVES - OPTIONS

  • An advanced introduction to Options and its History
  • Introduction to Call Options
  • Introduction to Put Options
  • Risks, Rewards in Options

SECTION X - ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS - PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL ETC

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Definitions of Accredited Investors
  • Investing in Art, Real Estate, Coins and Collectibles

SECTION XI - HUMAN ELEMENTS IN INVESTING AND TRADING

  • The Human Element - How to avoid extreme emotional points in Investing
  • Fear, Greed and panic and Emotional Control
  • Why this is the most important aspect of Investing and Trading
  • Trade Recaps, and Final Thoughts



Your Instructor(s)


Hari Swaminathan
Hari Swaminathan

Course Curriculum


  Section I - Overview of Global Financial Markets (Big Picture)
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  Section III - Introduction to Bond Markets and Fixed Income Investments
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  Section V - Investing in Commodities - Gold, Silver, Oil etc.
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  Section VI - Investing in Foreign Exchange and Currency Trading
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  Section VII - Introduction to Derivatives and Futures Trading
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  Section VIII - Introduction to Derivatives and Options Trading
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund.