Unit 1: Foundations of Finance & Markets

What markets are, who the players are, and how money moves through the financial system.

20 lessons, about 5.5 hours of reading.

Start with lesson 1
  1. 1.
    What Is a Financial Market?
    Completed16 min
  2. 2.
    Stocks, Bonds & Cash Explained
    Completed16 min
  3. 3.
    How Exchanges Work
    Completed16 min
  4. 4.
    Primary vs Secondary Markets
    Completed15 min
  5. 5.
    Market Participants & Roles
    Completed15 min
  6. 6.
    Bid, Ask & the Spread
    Completed15 min
  7. 7.
    Order Types: Market vs Limit
    Completed15 min
  8. 8.
    Reading a Stock Quote
    Completed15 min
  9. 9.
    Indices: S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow
    Completed15 min
  10. 10.
    Bull vs Bear Markets
    Completed15 min
  11. 11.
    Risk and Return Basics
    Completed16 min
  12. 12.
    The Time Value of Money
    Completed17 min
  13. 13.
    Simple vs Compound Interest
    Completed16 min
  14. 14.
    Inflation and Purchasing Power
    Completed16 min
  15. 15.
    Liquidity Explained
    Completed15 min
  16. 16.
    Brokers, Dealers & Market Makers
    Completed15 min
  17. 17.
    Trading Hours & Sessions
    Completed14 min
  18. 18.
    Dividends 101
    Completed17 min
  19. 19.
    Market Capitalization
    Completed20 min
  20. 20.
    Building Your First Watchlist
    Completed16 min