Overview

This course on Equity Products introduces equities by providing an overview of the types of products, including both direct and indirect products; and demonstrating types of shares and exchanges, investors, diversification and volatility. The course will then further cover equity indices, and go in-depth in covering tracking funds and ETF's, introducing derivatives, forward contracts, futures, equity swaps, options, and structured products.

This course consists of 16 lectures across 3 sections:

  • Equities Introduction
  • Equity Indices
  • How to Buy the Market

Learning Outcomes

What you'll Learn

  • You'll learn about the various types of equity products
  • You'll learn about equity indices and trading
  • You'll learn about the various derivatives within the market

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Slack Channel - Discussion Forum

    • Slack Channel
  • 2

    Equities Introduction

    • Types of Products/Shares FREE PREVIEW
    • Types of Products/Shares (Slides)
    • Buying Shares & Equities
    • Buying Shares & Equities (Slides)
    • Tesco Example
    • Tesco Example (Slides)
    • Types of Shares and Exchanges
    • Types of Shares and Exchanges (Slides)
    • Depository Receipts
    • Depository Receipts (Slides)
    • Types of Investors, Diversification and Volatility
    • Types of Investors, Diversification and Volatility (Slides)
  • 3

    Equity Indices

  • 4

    How to Buy the Market

    • Tracking Funds
    • Tracking Funds (Slides)
    • Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's)
    • Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's) (Slides)
    • Introduction to Derivatives
    • Introduction to Derivatives (Slides)
    • Forward Contracts
    • Forward Contracts (Slides)
    • Futures
    • Futures (Slides)
    • Equity Swaps
    • Equity Swaps (Slides)
    • Options
    • Options (Slides)
    • Structured Products (Warrants, Certificates and Notes)
    • Structured Products (Warrants, Certificates and Notes) (Slides)