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Overview
Key Features
The first part of the Trading Basics course offered by Coursera in partnership with Indian School of Business provides a brief introduction to financial statements and various common filings of firms.
You will learn how to obtain information regarding a company's performance from them and use the information to build trading strategies.
Next, you are taught basic asset pricing theories so that you will be able to calculate the expected returns of a stock or a portfolio.
Finally, you will be introduced to the actual functioning of asset markets, type of players in the market, different types of orders and the efficient ways and opportune time to execute them, trading costs and ways of minimizing them, the concept of liquidity .etc. This knowledge is required to develop efficient algorithm to execute various trading strategies.
Skills you'll gain
- Financial Trading
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Securities Trading
- Financial Statements
- Market Dynamics
- Financial Market
- Equities
- Return On Investment
- Income Statement
- Risk Analysis
- Market Liquidity
- Financial Analysis
- Balance Sheet
- Cash Flows
- Order Entry
- Portfolio Management
- Order Management
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Financial Statements
- Financial Statement Analysis
- The Balance Sheet
- Asset pricing theories
- Market Microstructure
- Stop-Loss Orders
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Campus Location
- Mountain View, United States
Disciplines
Finance View 127 other Short Courses in Finance in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Beginner level
- No previous experience necessary
- This course is aimed at learners interested in financial markets who want to understand trading fundamentals, analyze financial statements, and develop strategies for investing and executing trades effectively.
Tuition Fees
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Additional Details
- This short course is included with Coursera Plus subscription
Funding
Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project.
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