Example course

An example course on how the stock market works

How a share price is set, what an index measures, and why most active funds do worse than one.

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What a course could cover

The exact outline depends on the level and length you pick. A how the stock market works course might include:

  1. What a share is
  2. How a price is set
  3. Indices and funds
  4. Risk, returns and time

Example cards

Concept

A share price is the last agreed trade, not a valuation

The quoted price records what one buyer and one seller most recently settled on. It reflects the marginal opinion at that moment rather than a considered judgement of what a company is worth.

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Knowledge check

Why can a share price move sharply on modest trading volume?

Answer in the app and it tells you why you were right or wrong.

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