This beginner’s guide to financial markets is the ideal first step for anyone looking to understand the essentials of trading. In just 85 minutes, you’ll explore how shares, forex, indices, and commodities work, what moves them, and most importantly, how you might benefit from those movements.
The course is broken down into 10 short, easy-to-follow lessons and finishes with a quiz to help test your knowledge. It’s interactive, practical and perfect for anyone new to trading. Moreover, you can complete it at your own pace, making it a flexible learning tool.
Lessons
- What is financial trading? – 8 MIN
- Why trade? – 5 MIN
- What are shares? – 9 MIN
- Trading shares – 9 MIN
- What are stock indices? – 7 MIN
- Trading stock indices – 5 MIN
- What is forex? – 11 MIN
- Trading forex – 14 MIN
- What are commodities? – 11 MIN
- Trading commodities – 6 MIN
Quiz
10 QUESTIONS
Once you’ve completed all 10 lessons, you’ll be ready to test your knowledge. Therefore, take the quiz to reinforce what you’ve learned and identify any areas to revisit.
Example Lesson: Understanding Dividends
A key benefit of owning shares is the potential to receive dividends. These are payments made by a company to its shareholders, usually derived from profits.
When a business earns a profit, the board decides how much to reinvest and how much to distribute. If they opt to share some of the profit, each shareholder receives a dividend — typically a fixed amount per share owned.
Dividends provide income even when a share price isn’t moving much. In contrast, rapidly growing companies might skip dividends altogether, preferring instead to reinvest profits to fuel growth. As a result, investors benefit from the expectation of long-term price appreciation.
Course Overview
- Time: 85 min
- Level: Beginner
What You’ll Get
- Short, easy-to-digest lessons that build progressively
- Practical, interactive exercises to apply what you learn
- Charts and illustrations to support key concepts
- Free demo account suggestions for practising strategies
- A quiz to test and reinforce your understanding
Final Thoughts
This beginner’s guide to financial markets is designed to help you build a strong foundation in trading. Whether you’re interested in shares, forex or commodities, each lesson equips you with the knowledge needed to get started with confidence. In addition, the structure of the course ensures that even complex topics are made approachable. Work through the course at your own pace, revisit lessons anytime, and complete the quiz to track your progress. By the end, you’ll feel more prepared to take your first steps as a trader.