Stocks. Stock market

Chapter 1: History of the emergence of stock exchanges Studying the stock market, like any other field of knowledge, we will start with a description of the basic terms and concepts. It is time to get used to a series of new definitions, which will...

Chapter 10. Options Trading Nowadays, options are quite popular among private investors. These derivatives are very unusual, so trading options requires good preparation. Let's start with the definition of an option. An option is a contractual...

Chapter 11. Futures Trading Futures trading is most simply explained by an example. Suppose there is a seller who wants to sell 1 ton of grain. He can sell this grain on the cash market (spot market, spot). Thus, the seller will give the grain to the...

Chapter 12. Settlement and delivery futures Futures are divided into two types: settlement futures and delivery futures. Settlement futures (non-deliverable futures) are used when only cash settlements are made between the parties, while there is no...

Chapter 13. Main stock exchange indices Futures are divided into two types: settlement futures and delivery futures. Settlement futures (non-deliverable futures) are used when only cash settlements are made between the parties, while there is no physical...

Chapter 14. Exchange indices of the world economy Let's start looking at the major stock market indices of the world economy. The S&P500 index (Standard and Poor's 500) is the so-called "broad market index". To calculate it, the base value of the...

Chapter 15. Exchange indices of Russia Russia also has its own indices. Here we will familiarize ourselves with the five most important ones. MICEX Index is an effective capitalization weighted market index of the most liquid shares of Russian companies...

Chapter 16. Market of derivatives on stock exchange indices Due to the fluctuation of stock exchange indices, futures and options on stock exchange indices have become very popular in the derivatives market. The essence of the derivatives market is...

Chapter 2: Types of Exchanges: Stock Exchange and Stock Exchange Participants There are the following types of exchanges : stock and commodity exchanges, depending on the subject of transactions concluded on them. They have their own specifics and certain...

Chapter 3: Types of Exchanges: Commodity Exchange There are the following types of exchanges: stock exchanges and commodity exchanges, which depends on the subject of transactions concluded on them. They have their own specifics and certain properties....

Chapter 4. Stock Exchanges of the World At the moment there are about 200 stock exchanges around the world. The leading role in the world stock exchange turnover belongs to them. The largest stock exchanges are also a regulator and indicator of the...

Chapter 5. Participants of the stock exchange: dealers and brokers So, in the previous chapters we learned what stock exchanges are and got acquainted with the leading representatives of the world's stock exchanges. Now we will consider the main participants...

Chapter 6. Participants of the stock exchange: registrar, clearing company and depository Along with the dealers and brokers discussed in the previous chapter, there are the following participants of the stock exchange: a registrar, a clearing company,...

Chapter 7. Types of securities: equity securities In this chapter we will look at types of securities. First, let us consider the meaning of the term "security". A security is a special commodity traded on its own special securities market. This commodity...

Chapter 8. Types of Securities: Debt Securities In this chapter we continue to consider types of securities. We will consider debt securities - these are securities that give their owner the right to receive a fixed interest rate (income) and to repay...

Chapter 9. Financial Derivatives and Commodity Derivatives In the next few chapters, we will look at the concept of a derivative and familiarize ourselves with two types of derivatives. So, a derivative (derivative financial instrument) is based on...

Stock Market Institute In this part of our financial training we will look at the institution of the stock market and its theoretical foundations. We will learn the history of the stock exchange, encounter its basic terms and definitions, study the...