Stock Market Basics Course

Learn stock market trading from zero: how the market works, orders, brokers and the vocabulary. This course is free, needs no sign-up, and works through the lessons below in order. Each lesson ends with links to the next one.

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Lessons

1. 01How the Stock Market WorksWhat a stock is, how orders meet on an exchange, what moves prices and who protects investors.7 min read
2. 02Stocks and ExchangesComing soon
3. 03Market CapitalizationComing soon
4. 04Liquidity and Bid/Ask SpreadsComing soon
5. 05Trading HoursComing soon
6. 06Order TypesComing soon
7. 07Choosing a BrokerComing soon
8. 08Investing vs. TradingComing soon
9. 09Getting Started with TradingComing soon

Lessons marked “coming soon” are being written and will join the course as they’re published.