Introduction to Financial Markets

Description

In this course, we learn about financial markets, financial derivatives, contracts for difference and the basics of financial analysis.  Students will get an insight into the language of financial markets and its units and concepts. You will gain a basic understanding of what is involved in investing independently in financial assets.

What We Will Learn

• A history of financial markets
• The evolution of financial derivatives
• How contracts for difference (CFDs) work
• What are vanilla options?
• What is spread betting?
• What does financial trading involve?

Level:

• Beginner

Pre-requisites:

• (none)
• We strongly recommend you open a free trading account for practice purposes.