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Comprehensive Guide to Financial Markets, Investing &Trading

A comprehensive (advanced) introduction to global financial markets, investing and trading in all financial assets
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (2,125 ratings)
13,628 students
Created by Hari Swaminathan
Last updated 12/2019
English
English, French [Auto], 
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

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
Curated for the Udemy for Business collection

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 LEARN

  • First, the global "macro" Finance and Investment cycles and how big money is invested
  • Core investing principles and detailed study of all the market and stock terminology
  • Detailed analysis of Stocks, Investing styles, and Best Practices
  • A thorough comparison of Mutual Funds and ETFs - Pros and Cons
  • Learn about the all-important Bond Markets, Interest rates and Inflation
  • How to invest into Commodities - Gold, Oil etc
  • Study of the Spot Forex, Forex Futures and Currency ETFs
  • An advanced introduction to Futures and Options
  • 10 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 management
  • The Human Element - How to avoid extreme emotional points in Investing


FOUR KEY BONUS STRATEGIES FOR IMMEDIATE PROFITS

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
  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

And an additional BONUS: How to hedge your stock during Volatile Earnings events


Who this course is for:

  • 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

Course content

15 sections • 79 lectures • 9h 9m total length

  • Preview05:09

  • Institutional investors, Retail investors and Financial market sizes
    05:36
  • Where are these Trillions of dollars being invested - Global Money Flows
    05:38
  • The State of Global Financial markets in 2016. What to watch for in 2016
    Preview06:42
  • Global Finance and Macro Quiz
    2 questions

  • Preview03:39
  • Introduction to Equities and Equity-related products (commonly known as Shares)
    03:53
  • Introduction to Bonds and Fixed Income, and the US and global bond markets
    07:34
  • Introduction to commodities and Metals - Oil, Gold, Silver, Corn, Copper etc.
    03:12
  • Introduction to Foreign Exchange (or FOREX), and the main Currencies
    05:10
  • Introduction to Advanced asset classes like Derivatives, Futures and Options
    02:48
  • Derivatives - Introduction to Options - The most strategic investing instrument
    01:58
  • Introduction to Alternative asset classes like Private Equity, Venture Capital
    03:21

  • Study of Risk and Expected returns from asset classes. And hierarchy of returns
    04:28
  • Differences between Investing and Trading. Understand which style you fit into
    04:00
  • Concept of Valuation of a company - True value of a Stock. Methods of valuation
    04:58
  • Preview06:47
  • Fundamental analysis and Fundamental style of investing. Who will this benefit
    05:45
  • Technical Analysis and Technical style of Investing. The wisdom of Crowds study
    11:31
  • Value Investing - Warren Buffett's approach. Long term investing Buy and Hold
    02:50
  • Types of Accounts for a Beginner. Discussion of cash and margin accounts
    03:48
  • Pros and Cons of Leverage (Margin). Is margin good or bad. Using margin
    03:38
  • Practice and know or understand YOUR style and investing approach - CRITICAL
    03:19
  • Core Investing and Trading principles Quiz
    1 question
  • Quiz on Margin and Leverage
    1 question
  • Quiz on Stocks and the Stock Markets
    1 question

  • Preview08:59
  • Key Stock and Market concepts required for any kind of investment in markets
    17:40
  • Study of the main Global Indices, and their relationships and components
    02:44
  • Study of Index funds. Why this could be the best no-brainer investment for many
    08:53
  • What is "Shorting" a stock , Market Equilibrium and Portfolio diversification
    03:18
  • Order Types - The main Order types available on most platforms.
    16:00
  • Earnings Reports, Uncertainty and Stock Volatility that happens every Quarter
    09:44
  • Bonus Strategy : Hedging Stocks during Earnings events to blunt the volatility
    02:58
  • Quiz on Shorting
    1 question

  • What are Mutual Funds, History and Size of Mutual funds, and Investing resources
    08:41
  • The advantages of Mutual Funds (Pros), and why this could be a starting point
    02:29
  • The negatives (shortcomings) of Mutual Funds (Cons). Investors must be aware
    06:10
  • Quiz on Mutual Funds
    1 question

  • Introduction to the fascinating "Wide world of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
    03:39
  • Detailed Study and Analysis of various ETFs available for investors
    12:19
  • The different types of ETFs, and the specific role they each play.
    15:47
  • Study of Industry sectors and Sector ETFs. Sectoral investments can be rewarding
    10:19
  • Bonus Strategy with ETFs: Trade the ETF itself, Options or Arbitrage trade
    05:25
  • Quiz on ETFs
    1 question

  • Technical analysis details and and the study of different Trading styles
    09:56
  • Study of Moving Averages and how they define the trend on various timeframes.
    05:25
  • Understanding Support and Resistance. Key technical analysis tool for investors
    07:50
  • The MACD Momentum Indicator. Determining the strength behind a stock move
    08:53
  • What are Bollinger Bands and how can to use them. Identifying extreme conditions
    06:31
  • Fibonacci Retracements. An age-old methodology as applied to markets effectively
    10:33
  • Oscillators for Overbought and Oversold conditions - Study of RSI and Percent R
    10:18
  • Sample Trades - Long term, Swing and Day (or short term) trading
    10:49
  • Quiz on Technical Analysis
    1 question

  • Bond Markets overview - Global and US Bonds, Risk On and Risk Off modes etc.
    13:17
  • Bond prices and their relationship to Interest rates and Inflation
    08:05
  • Central Banks, Federal Reserve, Asset Bubbles, Bailouts and Money printing
    10:19
  • Investing or Trading in Bonds and the various instruments available
    04:57
  • Trade Updates on existing trades
    04:46
  • Quiz on Bond Markets
    1 question

  • Types of Commodities - and why they play a key role in the global economy
    03:03
  • Gold - Is it precious OR a Safe Haven OR a Currency ??? Will Gold be a currency
    11:43
  • Study of Oil and the Energy complex. Detailed study of extreme volatility in Oil
    05:48
  • Investing and Trading instruments for various Commodities
    05:38
  • Quiz on Commodities investing
    1 question

Instructor

Hari Swaminathan
Options Mentor, Financial markets educator, Trader, Investor
Hari Swaminathan
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 10,537 Reviews
  • 84,508 Students
  • 13 Courses

Knowledge. Strategy. Execution. 

    Hari Swaminathan is the founder of OptionTiger, a cutting-edge Options mentoring company, and a full-circle educator in all areas of Financial Markets, Hari has developed several proprietary Intellectual Property "methods and approaches" around enhancing base case Options strategies (which favor the Market Makers) and turns that deficit into a massive EDGE on the trader's side.

Hari has a Bachelors degree in Engineering from College of Engineering, Pune, India, and MBA's from Columbia University in NYC and London Business School in London UK. 

Hari is self-taught in Options and actively trading these instruments for almost 10 years, mostly through trial and error. Trial and error in general, is an excellent method of learning, but applied in this context, trial and error CAN BE EXPENSIVE. My courseware focuses on this aspect mostly, so you can avoid losing money in the 1 to 2 years when you're learning.


THE OPTIONS GAME

  More than ever, it has become important for normal people to take charge of their financial situation, and truly understand how financial markets, and the various asset classes, trading nuances really work. Investing in the financial markets is no longer a HANDS-OFF ACTIVITY. There's no point blaming financial advisors after the fact. Now, it's become crucial for everyone to do "their OWN homework", so you can decide for yourself whether something is good or risky. This is of course easier said than done.

My mission is to educate everyday people on the deep, strategic underpinnings of the stock markets, and exploit that knowledge with the use of OPTIONS.  THERE IS NOTHING RANDOM about the markets. There are surprises all the time, but there's always a method behind every madness. And my goal is to get you to this point of understanding and awareness. That's when it starts to fit in. 

Knowledge, Education, Crafting Breakthrough strategy, Technical analysis, Following Smart Money, Risk management, Disciplined Money management, and near flawless Execution approaches are just a few of the crucial points emphasized in all the Courses. Video-based education courseware, Practical workshops, several elite proprietary Advanced systems, Proprietary Algorithms and Customized Technical indicators, Live Trading programs are just a few things we offer. The goal is to provide a "full circle" education in the Markets, which is necessary before it starts "fitting in". 

Let's break down the Options game in a realistic manner. 

The Pluses

1. Options were invented out of thin air. And the people who invented them won Nobel Prizes for their invention. It is purely a "Mathematical" concept. 

2. This gives rise to very complex but interesting  analytical scenarios. It also gives us the ability to model Options with a set of tools like a car dashboard. This data is embedded in the mathematical formulas that underpin Options structure itself.

3. Because everything in Options is defined in mathematical terms, it's also important to realize that OPTIONS will always be the same. Forever. Unless they discover serious flaws in the formulas and models used by these Nobel winners. 

4. Options and Chess have LARGE overlaps. You may agree that Chess is a game of "skill". It's a game of Strategy and depends upon how well you can plan (ahead) to attack, defend or take a neutral position. We also believe that Chess is strategy-focused and depends upon certain mathematical principles. Why or how do we know this - The reason we know it's a game of skill is : Try to play 100 chess games with Kasparov or Anand. Normal people are almost guaranteed a loss in all 100 games. So it has to be a game of skill. And why do we know its underlying features are mathematics based. The fact that a computer like Deep Blue beat the GrandMaster Garry Kasparov in 1997.

5. Lastly, You MUST believe this completely -  Options, just like Chess, are a "skill set", and requires acquiring a deep set of analytical skills much more so than most skill sets in the world, and they can only be MASTERED over a period of time. But, there is a very powerful light at the end of this tunnel. You build a skill set for life.  Age, Geographical location, Lifestyle, or Weather are no longer a barrier to creating consistent income streams, regardless of who you are, where you are, or how old you are. 

This is very POWERFUL stuff. 

Now let's look at the negatives. This is what most people will NOT tell you. Anyone that tells you Options are SIMPLE, and you can make extra ordinary income easily, is JUST NOT TRUE. I will tell you Options can be brutal if you simply apply speculative methodologies. And once you can develop a SYSTEMATIC approach to every situation (which is the Real Game), you'll be well on your way to consistent performance.


MINUSES


Options are easily the most fascinating financial instrument with several upside benefits, but also has an equally powerful set of negatives. 

1. Options have a steep learning curve. Don't expect to become Kasparov in a couple of months. Market Makers who are 99% of the time, the counter party to all Options trades, are Options professionals, with 10 to 20 years of experience, in performing their "legal duty" of providing liquidity. 

2. If you're interested in Options, try to NOT approach it with a mindset or requirement of making money. This is not only NOT going to happen, but it's a recipe for disaster. It's like a student of Medicine wanting to practice their skills after 2 months of study. 

3) As someone that has self-learnt Options and through making mistakes from Trial and Error, I can tell you Options trading is not something you should take lightly. You will hear people talking of fantastic triple and quadruple digit returns. I'm here to be brutally honest with you - 

- Be very very careful in the first 12 months of Options trading. 

- This is when everyone is the most vulnerable to losing money. 

- Your main objective during this time is to focus on learning this craft 

Having said that, if you can get past the first 12 months and acquire the expertise in a systematic manner with systematic approaches to every situation, true financial independence awaits. But you have some serious but exciting work to do before you get there, and I'm here to help you in this journey. 


And join me in my UDemy courses, where I share cutting-edge theoretical knowledge mixed with practical insights, strategy and impeccable execution approaches, through live trading examples. How do we know it's all this (don't just go by my word). Check what 50,000 students have to say in 8000 Reviews, with almost 90% of them being 5-Star or 4-Star

If you have any questions at any time, please feel free to message me on Udemy.

The order to follow on my Udemy courses

- Comprehensive guide to Financial Markets, Investing and Trading

- Options Trading Beginners Bundle (3-course Bundle)

- Technical analysis and Chart reading Bundle

- Advanced Options Concepts

- Options spreads and credit spreads Bundle


After this, the order does not matter. You can take any of the courses as per your interest. All the best.

Hari Swaminathan

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