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A focused companion course covering the 61-day window, replacement shares, partial matches, cost basis, multiple accounts, IRAs, ETFs, options and recordkeeping.
What Is the Stock Market?
A clear guide to what the stock market is, why it exists and how buyers and sellers meet.
Read lesson Market mechanicsHow Does a Stock Price Move?
Understand bids, asks, orders and the changing expectations behind every stock price.
Read lesson Market mechanicsWhat Happens When You Buy a Stock?
Follow a stock order from your screen through routing, matching, execution and settlement.
Read lesson ETFs & indexesWhat Is an ETF?
Learn how exchange-traded funds package many holdings into one tradable security.
Read lesson ETFs & indexesWhat Is the S&P 500?
A practical explanation of the widely followed U.S. large-company index.
Read lesson Trading mechanicsMarket Order vs. Limit Order
Compare execution certainty with price control before choosing an order type.
Read lesson Technical analysisHow to Read a Stock Chart
Learn what price, time, volume and candlesticks communicate—and what they cannot prove.
Read lesson FundamentalsP/E Ratio, Explained
Understand price-to-earnings, useful comparisons and the ratio’s important limitations.
Read lesson FundamentalsRevenue vs. Profit vs. EPS
Connect the top line, bottom line and per-share earnings without confusing them.
Read lesson OptionsCalls and Puts, Explained
A risk-aware introduction to option rights, obligations, strike prices and expiration.
Read lesson EconomicsHow Interest Rates Affect Markets
See how rates connect borrowing costs, discount rates, bonds, currencies and stock valuations.
Read lesson Risk & psychologyCommon Beginner Investing and Trading Mistakes
Recognize avoidable errors involving FOMO, concentration, leverage, research and emotional decisions.
Read lesson Bonds & ratesBonds Explained
Understand how lending, coupon payments, maturity, credit risk and market yields fit together.
Read lesson StocksDividend Basics
Learn where dividends come from, how yield is calculated and why income is never guaranteed.
Read lesson StocksMarket Capitalization Explained
See what market cap measures, how it changes and why share price alone says little about company size.
Read lesson ETFs & indexesIndex Funds vs. ETFs
Compare two common ways to follow an index, including trading, pricing, costs and structure.
Read lesson Risk & psychologyDiversification Explained
Understand how spreading exposure can reduce concentration without eliminating market risk.
Read lesson Trading mechanicsMargin Explained
Learn how borrowed purchasing power magnifies exposure, financing cost and the possibility of forced liquidation.
Read lesson Trading mechanicsShort Selling Explained
Follow how borrowed shares create a position that benefits from a decline and carries unusual risks.
Read lesson FundamentalsHow Earnings Move Stocks
Understand why reported results, expectations and management guidance can move a stock in surprising directions.
Read lesson EconomicsInflation Explained
Connect rising prices with purchasing power, interest rates, business costs and real investment returns.
Read lesson EconomicsFederal Reserve Basics
Learn what the Federal Reserve does and how policy can influence borrowing, liquidity and financial markets.
Read lesson StocksStock Splits, Buybacks and Dilution
See how changes in share count affect per-share figures, ownership and the way a stock is presented.
Read lesson Risk & psychologyVolatility Explained
Understand what price variability measures, why it changes and how it differs from permanent loss.
Read lesson Risk & psychologyAsset Allocation Explained
Learn how the mix of stocks, bonds, cash and other assets shapes portfolio behavior.
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