This beginner‐friendly course strips away market jargon with clear, step‑by‑step lessons and pairs theory with hands‑on practice on the NSE platform and a live trading terminal so you’ll move from learning concepts to executing real trades with confidence.
Why Choose This Stock Market Course for Beginners?
Navigating the stock market can feel overwhelming jargon, charts, indices, corporate actions… where do you even start? Stock Market Made Easy turns complexity into clarity. This self‑paced course combines theoretical foundations with real‑world, hands‑on practice on the NSE website and a Live Trading Terminal. Whether you’re a total novice or have dabbled in trading, you’ll gain:
- Practical skills: From placing your first order to interpreting financial statements.
- Risk management tools: Learn to protect your capital and build sustainable growth.
- Regulatory know‑how: Master SEBI rules, demat procedures, and compliance essentials.
- Strategic insights: Use economic indicators to time your entry and exit.
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Module 1: Functioning of Financial Markets
What you’ll learn:
- Ecosystem overview: How banks, financial institutions, brokers, and individual traders interact to facilitate capital flow.
- Primary vs. secondary markets: Why IPOs and follow‑on offerings happen, and how secondary trading keeps liquidity alive.
- SEBI regulation: From investor protection to market transparency, understand the watchdog behind India’s stock exchanges.
Understanding these fundamentals ensures you always know who’s driving price movements and why liquidity matters.
Module 2: Participants in Capital Markets
Key takeaways:
- Investor profiles: Retail investors vs. high‑net‑worth individuals vs. institutional giants—each with unique goals and constraints.
- Market infrastructure: The role of depositories (NSDL & CDSL), clearing corporations, custodians, and how trades actually settle.
- Broker selection: Tips to choose a reliable stockbroker, compare brokerage plans, and avoid hidden charges.
By mapping out every stakeholder’s role, you’ll see where you fit and how to leverage each player’s strengths.
Module 3: Understanding Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
Deep dive into:
- Why companies go public: Capital raising, brand building, strategic exits—and how FPOs and OFSs differ.
- Allotment mechanics: ASBA application process, category quotas (Retail, NII, QIB), and allotment criteria.
- Case study: Lodha Developers IPO: Real data, from issue price to listing day performance, to cement your understanding.
After this module, you’ll confidently participate in IPOs and evaluate their risk–reward profile.
Module 4: Key Concepts & Trading Terminology
You’ll master:
- Indices breakdown: Large‑cap, mid‑cap, small‑cap, sectoral and broad‑market indices what each signals about the economy.
- Account setup: Step‑by‑step guide to opening demat and trading accounts, reading contract notes, and understanding brokerage formats.
- Order types & market sessions: Limit, market, stop‑loss, IOC, FOK; pre‑open, regular, block deals, closing sessions know when and how to place each order.
- Risk controls: Circuit breakers, impact cost, margin trading, rolling settlement explained.
Clearing up this jargon means you’ll never second‑guess your orders or position sizes again.
Module 5: Live Trading Terminal Walkthrough
Hands‑on practice:
- Dashboard navigation: Custom watchlists, chart widgets, and market scanners.
- Order placement: From market orders to bracket orders place, modify, cancel with confidence.
- Newspaper & newsfeed analysis: Spot breaking headlines, corporate announcements, and macro shifts before they move prices.
Simulated trades on a Live Terminal bridge the gap between theory and real money.
Module 6: Corporate Actions & Their Impact
Explore:
- Dividends: Types, record dates, payout ratios—and how they affect share price.
- Bonus vs. Rights issues: When companies issue free shares or rights at discounted prices.
- Stock splits & buybacks: Reasons behind splits, reverse splits, and share repurchase programs—and their signaling effect.
You’ll learn to anticipate price adjustments around these events and make informed trading decisions.
Module 7: Introduction to Mutual Funds
Learn:
- Structure & benefits: Open‑ended vs. closed‑ended funds, NAV calculation, expense ratios.
- Scheme selection: Equity, debt, hybrid match your risk profile to the right fund family.
- SIP vs. Lump Sum: How rupee cost averaging can smooth market volatility.
Mutual funds add diversification to your portfolio this module shows you how to harness them effectively.
Module 8: Systematic Investment Plans (SIP)
Compare strategies:
- One‑time investment: Higher upfront exposure, potential for greater gains—but also higher risk.
- SIP approach: Spread investments monthly to average your purchase cost and reduce timing risk.
- Which suits you?: Run through scenarios to decide based on your cash flow and market outlook.
By the end, you’ll choose between lump sum and SIP with clarity.
Module 9: Macroeconomics—Introduction & Importance
Understand:
- Micro vs. macro economics: Why GDP, inflation, and policy moves eclipse company‑level data in driving market cycles.
- Lagging vs. leading indicators: Which statistics you watch now to anticipate shifts in investor sentiment.
Connecting economic dots helps you time your portfolio’s defensive and offensive positions.
Module 10: Tracking Growth Variables with GDP
Dive into:
- GDP approaches: Output, expenditure, income—what each reveals about economic health.
- Cycle analysis: Use GDP growth trends to gauge bull and bear markets across asset classes.
A strong grasp of GDP data means you’re never blindsided by macro surprises.
Module 11: Price Level Indicators & Inflation
Master:
- CPI vs. WPI: How consumer and wholesale prices paint different inflation pictures.
- Nominal vs. real GDP: Adjusting for inflation to see true economic expansion.
- Inflation’s market impact: From interest rates to equity valuations—learn how rising prices shift investment strategies.
This module shows you which inflation gauges move markets and why.
Module 12: Role of Government in Markets
Explore policies:
- Fiscal tools: Taxes, subsidies and government spending and their direct effect on corporate profits.
- Monetary measures: Repo rates, CRR, SLR, liquidity auctions how the RBI steers credit availability and interest rates.
Knowing policy levers lets you anticipate market turning points around budget or RBI announcements.
Module 13: Fundamental Analysis Essentials
Build skills:
- Balance sheet basics: Assets, liabilities, equity, and cash flows.
- Valuation metrics: P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA when to use each multiple.
- Qualitative factors: Management quality, competitive moat, and newsflow impact.
You’ll learn to pick winners based on solid financial and strategic foundations.
Module 14: Stock Investing Approaches
Compare:
- Top‑Down: Start with economy → sector → company.
- Bottom‑Up: Deep dive into individual companies, regardless of macro picture.
- Analytical frameworks: Porter’s Five Forces and SWOT to spot high‑potential businesses.
By combining these approaches, you’ll craft a research process tailored to your style.
Module 15: Getting Started with Technical Analysis
Introduction to:
- Chart patterns: Trends, support/resistance, candlestick basics.
- Volume & open interest: Confirm price moves and spot reversals.
- Moving averages & indicators: Build your first toolkit for timing entries and exits.
Even if you don’t trade purely on charts, these skills sharpen your market edge.