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Stock Market Foundations

Build a strong base in Indian markets, with practical, real-world examples.

  • 6 weeks · about 2 h 4 min of lessons
  • 5 modules · 10 lessons
  • Taught by Equities Faculty

About this course

How NSE and BSE work, how an order becomes a trade, what trading costs, and how to read a chart: the course to take before real money is involved.

What you will learn

  • Explain how exchanges, brokers, depositories and clearing fit together
  • Place the right order type and know what each one risks
  • Work out the real cost of a trade
  • Read a candlestick chart and describe trend and structure
  • Open and keep a simple trading journal

Learning outcomes describe knowledge and skills. They are not a promise of trading results.

Syllabus

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Module 1How Indian markets work3 lessons
  1. Exchanges, brokers and depositories

    Who does what between your phone and the exchange.

    14 min
  2. Segments and instruments

    Cash, futures, options and commodities in one picture.

    12 min
  3. Market hours, circuits and holidays

    When the market trades and what can pause it.

    9 min
Module 2Orders and execution2 lessons
  1. Market, limit and stop orders

    Choosing between certainty of fill and control of price.

    13 min
  2. Slippage, spread and liquidity

    Why the quoted price is not always the price you get.

    11 min
Module 3The cost of trading2 lessons
  1. Brokerage, taxes and charges

    A line-by-line walk through a contract note.

    14 min
  2. Why small costs decide big outcomes

    How costs change what a method has to clear.

    10 min
Module 4Reading charts2 lessons
  1. Candlesticks and timeframes

    Open, high, low, close and what a candle describes.

    15 min
  2. Trend, support and resistance

    Describing structure without predicting it.

    14 min
Module 5Your practice routine1 lessons
  1. A practice-account plan and a journal

    How to practise without risking money.

    12 min

Before you start

  • No prior knowledge needed

Your mentor

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Questions about this course

Does this course promise any result?

No. It teaches how the market and the product work and how to manage risk. Results in markets are never guaranteed.

Will I be told what to buy or sell?

No. There are no tips, signals or personal recommendations. You learn to build and judge your own process.

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