Stock Marketing

5 subjects · 13 chapters · 52 topics

1. 01

   Markets and Instruments

   1.1 How markets work

   • Exchanges, brokers and depositories
   • Primary versus secondary market
   • Market participants
   • Trading and settlement cycle

   1.2 Instruments

   • Equity shares
   • Bonds and debentures
   • Mutual funds and ETFs
   • Derivatives at a glance

   1.3 Getting set up

   • Demat and trading accounts
   • Order types and the order book
   • Charges, taxes and brokerage
   • Regulation and investor protection
2. 02

   Fundamental Analysis

   2.1 Reading a company

   • Business model and moat
   • Balance sheet, P&L and cash flow
   • Key ratios
   • Management and governance

   2.2 Valuation

   • Earnings and P/E
   • Book value and P/B
   • Discounted cash flow
   • Relative valuation

   2.3 Economy and sector

   • Macroeconomic indicators
   • Interest rates and inflation
   • Sector cycles
   • Top-down versus bottom-up
3. 03

   Technical Analysis

   3.1 Charts

   • Candlestick basics
   • Support and resistance
   • Trends and trendlines
   • Volume analysis

   3.2 Indicators

   • Moving averages
   • RSI and MACD
   • Bollinger Bands
   • Divergence and confirmation

   3.3 Patterns

   • Continuation patterns
   • Reversal patterns
   • Breakouts and false breakouts
   • Multiple timeframe analysis
4. 04

   Derivatives and Strategy

   4.1 Futures and options

   • Contract specifications
   • Option greeks in plain terms
   • Basic strategies: covered call, protective put
   • Margin and leverage risk

   4.2 Trading approaches

   • Intraday, swing and positional
   • Investing versus trading
   • Building a trading plan
   • Backtesting an idea
5. 05

   Risk and Discipline

   5.1 Risk management

   • Position sizing
   • Stop losses
   • Diversification
   • Drawdowns and recovery

   5.2 Behaviour

   • Common biases
   • Overtrading and revenge trading
   • Journalling and review
   • Realistic expectations