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The Stock Market

10 lessons

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This series provides an introduction to stock markets. This includes the description of various types of stocks, and stock indices. It also covers the dividends and dividend based stock valuation methods. Primary and secondary markets are distinguished. Market mechanics, including types of orders, market participants, margin and short trades, are explained.

Lessons

01

Trade Settlement Dates: T+1, T+2, and T+3

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02

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Private Placements

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03

Secondary Market: Exchanges Vs. OTC Market

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04

What is NASDAQ and how it operates?

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05

Introduction to SuperMontage used by NASDAQ

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06

Trading Costs Involved in Stock Trading

Trading in stocks involves certain cost with are commonly known as trading costs. These courses are made up of the commission or the brokerage fees paid to the broker, and the bid-offer spread. In case of large transactions there is an additional cost known as market impact. This is because executing a large transaction may move the price from the originally quoted price.

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07

Margin Trading: Buying on Margin

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08

Short Selling and Stock Borrowing Costs

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09

Call Market Vs. Continuous Trading Market

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10

Trade Execution Systems

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