Personal Finance

Stock Market Basics

Understand the stock market before you risk a single dollar

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This course demystifies the stock market for complete beginners using real numbers, named tools, and worked examples. You will learn what a share actually represents, how exchanges and brokers fit together, how to read a quote and an order ticket, and how to sidestep the costly mistakes that trip up most new investors. By the end you can open an account, place your first trade with intent, and judge whether what you are buying is reasonable.

Curriculum

Module 1: How the Stock Market Actually Works3 lessons

What a Share of Stock Really IsPreview45m
Exchanges, Brokers, and Market Makers🔒45m
Indexes, Sectors, and the Whole Market🔒45m

Module 2: Reading Quotes and Placing Trades3 lessons

Anatomy of a Stock Quote🔒45m
Order Types: Market, Limit, and Stop🔒45m
Position Sizing and True Cost of a Trade🔒45m

Module 3: Avoiding Common Beginner Mistakes3 lessons

Chasing Hype and Timing the Market🔒45m
Overtrading, Leverage, and Single-Stock Risk🔒45m
Scams, Tips, and Information Hygiene🔒45m

Module 4: Building a Simple Long-Term Plan3 lessons

Setting Goals and Choosing Accounts🔒45m
A Diversified Portfolio with Index Funds🔒45m
Rebalancing, Reviewing, and Staying the Course🔒45m