Free Online Investment Courses

1. Beginner Valuation and Investment

Do you know your ROA from your ROE? Could you work out an investment or asset's amortisation (gradual writing off the initial cost)? If not, then this is the course for you.

2. Important Guide to Beginner Stock Investing

A short course that is perfect for understanding yourself as much as the stock market before you spend money. It will help you see your appetite for taking risks and teach you how to calculate how much you need to invest to reach your financial goals.

3. How to Create a Passive Investment with Dividend Trading

Get compound interest working for you and 'make money while you sleep' by enrolling in this free course that explains the ins and outs of investing in the stock market for first timers.

1. Market Analysis: Japanese Candlesticks Decoded

According to Wikipedia, ‘a candlestick chart is a style of financial chart used to describe price movements of a security, derivative or currency’. This course is beneficial if you want to analyse the stock market and adjust your investments accordingly.

2. High Probability Options Trading Strategies

Another highly technical short course, you will learn how to read a live trading page and thus know the differences between concepts like ‘strangles’, ‘straddles’ and ‘iron condors’.

3. Introduction to the Trade Lifecycle

This is an excellent option if you are considering a career as an investment banker, as it unpacks a trade from initiation to settlement and explains the roles of various stakeholders during this process.

1. Introduction to Investment Banking

This course promises you the lowdown on how to raise capital, manage mergers, handle acquisitions and be an ethical investment banker who puts clients first.

2. An Introduction to Forex Trading 

‘Forex’ stands for ‘foreign exchange’, and this course shows you how to trade one currency for another to make a profit. 

3. Technical Analysis: Stock Market Trends

The stock market is a complicated place that changes by the minute, if not second! This short course helps you understand with real-life examples so you can predict whether your stocks will move up - or down…