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Stocks and Shares - Module 1

How equity markets work

Shares, exchanges and the auction: opens, closes and what a listed price represents. Corporate actions exist from day one but land fully in module 8. Index products are the indices track; this track is single names.

9 lessons, about 54 minutes

  1. 1A share is a claim on a business6 min
  2. 2The exchange, and what a listing means6 min
  3. 3Who trades equities, and why most of it is not stock-picking6 min
  4. 4The auctions at both ends of the day6 min
  5. 5Your quote is your broker's, and owning is not referencing6 min
  6. 6What moves a single name6 min
  7. 7Liquidity is a per-name property6 min
  8. 8What a share position actually is6 min
  9. 9The single name's trading day6 min