Random Walk Theory maintains that market movements are random, that stock price changes cannot be predicted by studying past prices. Random walk theorists compare historical price data to a series of coin tosses. They argue that...
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Module 1 – Foundations
Introduction This course teaches the art and practice of trading stocks, bonds and commodities. It is intended for beginners as well as for those with considerable trading experience. What you learn will set you apart from the...
The Forex Market
The Forex market, or foreign exchange, FX or sometimes referred to as the currency market is a global exchange for international currencies. It is these markets and the buying and selling of exchange pairs, otherwise known as...
The Commodity Market
The Commodity Markets – Not All Pigs and Beans! Let’s assume you’re biting down onto a lovely bar of chocolate, nice isn’t it. Chances are the company that makes that chocolate, has made millions of bars...
Charting
For a long time charting has been a dirty word. For some sceptics basing investment decisions on little ticks on a graph, trend lines or anonymous kinks on a curve is about as trustworthy as consulting the ancient runes or using...
What is Technical Analysis?
Technical Analysis – Is Not Technical Technical Analysis is a method of analysing financial chart data, that is represented in varying forms, depending on preference and technique, to allow a trade to gauge the market...
What is Fundamental Analysis?
Fundamental Analysis is the analysis of actual company financial data and market data related to that companies business sector and market. Basically, it’s looking at the financial health and market growth of the company...
Full-Time or Part-Time
When initially looking into the wonderful world of trading I had no idea that doing it part-time while still having a day job was even a possibility. The sheer complexity and scope of trading seems far too vast to imagine it can...
Trading versus Investing
A Brief Introduction to Stock Investing Stock investing, equities investing and investing in shares are three words that are often used synonymously. Stock investing allows you to become an owner of a public company and provides...
The Stock Market
The Stock Market – Buy, Buy errr Bye! We have all heard of the Stock Market, in fact on the news, we can’t escape it. Daily we are shown values; the FTSE falls 3%, the NYSE falls by 2% and so on. That to many probably...
