How to Invest in the Stock Market

The Stock Market affects all of us every day - but isn't it just for gamblers and rocket scientists...?

Now, more than ever, the Stock Market is making front-page news. The demise of once-great companies, the astonishing recovery of the long forgotten fortunes made and lost in the technology shares boom.

Maybe you have watched all of this from the sidelines, or passively through your Pension/PEP/ISA and been intrigued to find out more. But the jargon of market makers, brokers, dividends, contracts for difference, spread betting, day-trading has put you off.

This course is designed for those who want to find out more about how the stock market works, and an overview of investing and trading. During the day you will learn about all of the various financial instruments (shares/futures/currencies/contracts for difference/spread-bets), different analysis approaches and the various sources of information to individual investors.

Find Out:

What is the Stock Market
Who are the major (and not so major) Market players
Which Stock Market Indices should be followed
How do I Choose a Stock Broker
How to know what shares to buy or sell
Where to get the information

Topics Covered:

Why Invest?
What is the Stock Market?
Market Participants - Brokers, Market Makers, Fund Managers etc.
Major Stock Market Indices - Dow, FTSE, NASDAQ etc.
What is a share?
Different Types of Share
How to Buy and Sell Shares
Charges and paperwork
Different types of Broker Order
Alternatives to a Stockbroker
Analysis Approaches
Information Sources