Beginners Guide to the Financial Markets

Beginners Guide to the Financial Markets

Course Overview

Start your trading journey with confidence through this short and focused course, designed especially for beginners! You'll learn the essential market basics, how to spot trading opportunities, and master key strategies. By the end of the course, you'll be ready to enter the markets with greater confidence and make smarter, more effective trading decisions.

Instructors

CFI Analysts

Financial Market Analysts

The speakers are a group of experienced financial market analysts with deep knowledge of global markets, trading strategies, and economic trends. They come from diverse backgrounds in market research, investment analysis, and hands-on trading, which allows them to deliver educational content that combines both theoretical understanding and practical application. Whether you're just starting your journey in the markets or looking to enhance your skills, their collective expertise will help you gain a clearer perspective, deeper insights, and make more informed decisions with confidence.

What You Will Learn

Learn the fundamentals of financial markets in Lebanon and how they operate.
Understand Contracts for Difference and how they enable traders to trade the price movements.
Explore insights into controlling bigger positions with lesser amount of capital while managing the risk.
Familiarize yourself with the different ways of entering a trade at the price you want in Lebanon
Explore how to manage profits and limit losses using exit orders.
Gain understanding of trading costs, deposit fees and other charges involved with trading in Lebanon
Find out about important financial organizations that move the markets.
Learn how to track global events that can influence the market price movements.

Introduction to the Course

This video provides a brief introduction to the "Beginner's Guide to Financial Markets" course. It explains what you will learn and how it will support your trading strategy. You’ll discover the available chapters and their importance in starting your trading journey.

Module 1 : Introduction into the financial markets?

The first module includes an introduction to financial markets, key market participants, and types of financial instruments. This will give you a general understanding of financial markets, the institutions and individuals involved, and the variety of financial instruments available for trading and investment.

Module 2: Brokers and Trading Platforms

In this module, you will learn about the financial broker, their role, and key offerings. The guide will describe the 5 advanced trading platforms. The platform selection process will lead you to assess which trading platform matches your trading style.

Module 3: Introduction to CFDs

This module gives the introduction to CFDs, their function, their trading process, and their benefits in trading. You will discover how CFDs differ from standard trading practices along with the key factors to consider when trading CFDs.

Module 4: Leverage and Margin Explained

This module is an introduction to leverage which allows traders to control larger positions using less capital investment. We will discuss some important terms you need to know to enhance security and precision in trading.

Module 5: Entry Order Types

In this module, you will learn about the several types of orders used by traders to enter the market. We will walk you through real examples to show how each type works and when to use them. A live demonstration will show how to use entry orders are executed in real trading.

Module 6: Exit Orders

In this module, you will learn about the tools related to risk management and trade management will be presented in detail, along with a practical application of how to use them on the trading platform.

Module 7: Trading Costs

In this module, you will learn about the primary trading costs including spreads, swaps, and commissions. This will help you choose the right trading account before starting your trading journey.

Module 8: Organizations you Need to Know About

In this module, you will learn about the key players influencing the global economy including central banks and the IMF and WTO. Understanding these organizations, their characteristics, and their relationship with financial assets will provide you with a broad overview of market fundamentals.

Module 9: Understanding the Economic Calendar

In this module, you will learn about the economic calendar, how to analyze it, and the key economic data to follow. The economic calendar is a crucial tool that will accompany you in your daily trading to track important news and economic reports.

Module 10: Putting it All Together

This module brings everything you've learned into one complete picture. We’ll cover the basics of financial markets, key participants, and trading tools like brokers, platforms, and CFDs. You’ll also learn how to manage risk, understand trading costs, and follow the economic calendar.

Level

Beginner

Amount

11 Modules

36 Lessons

Duration

144 min

Language

English

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