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A Basic Guide to Stock Trading

Name: A Basic Guide to Stock Trading
Rating: 4.5 (70 reviews)

A starter's guide to trading stocks using eToro or MetaTrader4

Created byAmal ALAGROOBI

Last updated 3/2022

English

What you'll learn

Understanding the stock market and the concept of trading
Can you make money in stocks and how much.

Course content

4 sections • 18 lectures • 2h 19m total length

Introduction3:24
A little bit about me and what to expect on this course.
What kind of trader do you want to be?7:51
Determining your risk level, figuring out if you are a defensive, active, aggressive, passive or day trader and preparing a strategy for how you want to trade.
Always be a student2:07
Where to "study' and the importance of the following the news in trading.

What is a stock exchange?2:02
A stock exchange, securities exchange, or bourse is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities, such as shares of stock, bonds, and other financial instruments. You will understand more about this at the end of this lecture.
WHAT do we trade on a stock market?7:29
Understanding financial instruments that are traded on the stocks market.
WHY do we trade the stock market?1:18
We invest to keep our money safe, we help our money grow and the advantage of movement or volatility in the market; here are some of the reasons that you will learn by the end of this lecture.
WHERE do normal people trade the stock market?5:07
By the end of this lecture, you will have a good idea of trading platforms and where else you can invest/trade your money.
What moves a stock?10:20
Trendlines, candlesticks and all the technical terms you will need to be familiar with in order to trade.
Bonus session: Cryptocurrencies17:19
A special session on cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stellar Lumens; how they work and what they're all about.

Online brokers2:40
Online brokers are set up for the common people. If you're not a hedge fund manager, financial expert or commercial trader, you will be regarded as a RETAIL trader. I tell you all about this here.
Units of trade7:58
We speak about CFD's (contract for differences), Options, Ticker symbols and Pips. These are the units and instruments that online brokers use to deal with trades. You need to have a general understanding of them.
90/90/907:02
When trading as a retail trader on an online broker, there are some things you need to look out for. Understanding how they make their money makes you better equipped not to fall prey to their techniques. Here are some survival tips.
Using Etoro17:13
A guide to how to set up with the Etoro platform. If you are interested in using this platform, please sign up using the link in the resources below.
Using Metatrader412:17
A guide to how to set up with Metatrader 4 using the ADSS platform. If you are interested in using this platform, please sign up using the link in the resources below.

Risk management9:25
What is the difference between calculated risk and gambling? This lecture will highlight a few of the traps that traders fall into such as quick returns and using high leverage vs. some of the deeper analytics that can help your trade and how to minimize risk. I will show you my personal track record as a case study.
How you can pick shares11:04
A guide to how you can pick shares to invest in using 5 surefire elements.
Technical analysis8:15
The moving average, stochastic, MACD...these are a few of the technical indicators available on trading platforms that a trader can use to make a decision when investing in certain stocks.
Time6:45
To conclude our journey, I leave you with one final message in regards to trading. There's a difference between trading and gambling and I let you in on a video-diary moment in my life when it all went wrong. It takes time to make money.

Requirements

An interest in stocks trading
A passion for making money

Description

This is very basic, quick course for those who want understand and learn how to trade on the stock market. If you want to invest your money, make money or protect and grow your money by seeking out a new way to do so, this is the place for you. Trading is not my full time job, but I've been doing it for a while and I've learned plenty about it since. I designed this course so that people like me (a filmmaker with no financial background) can find confidence on the stock market.

You will learn:

- What a stock exchange is, what is traded on stock exchanges and why.

- How to pick your stocks and shares and decided what kind of trader you want to become.

- Controlling your risk, learning to pick your stocks and putting safe-guards in place to protect your money.

- Basic technical analysis that allow you to predict how the stocks might behave.

- How to create a strategy for yourself and the future of your investment.

I will show you:

- How to use both Etoro and ADSS' Metatrader 4 as platforms

- How to open and close trading positions and the mechanics of buying a stock

- Examples from my own portfolio as a case study and what happens when things go right or wrong.

By the end of this course you should be able to:

- Successfully close a trade *hopefully, with profit :D

- Take key steps and apply what you've learned going forward.

Why you should do this course:

- It's great for absolute beginners

- You will have lifetime access to the course including any new bonus lessons for free.

- Participate in online discussions with other students and questions to me should you need clarification.

- A 30-day money back guarantee scheme with Udemy; an easy, no questions asked policy

Who this course is for:

Students who are new to trading
Non-financial backgrounds

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 13min

The Stock Market6 lectures • 44min

Trading Platforms5 lectures • 47min

Picking stocks4 lectures • 35min

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