Stock markets, trading, and investments – Simplified
Varsity is an easy to grasp collection of stock market lessons with in-depth coverage and illustrations. Brought to you by Zerodha, India's biggest discount stock broker, it is completely open and FREE to access.
Modules
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1. Introduction to Stock Markets
14 chaptersMoney needs to be invested to cover the cost of Inflation. This opens us to the Stock Markets, learn about basics of investing in this module -
2. Technical Analysis
20 chaptersTechnical Analysis helps identify trading opportunities using actions of Market Participants through charts, patterns, and indicators. -
3. Fundamental Analysis
16 chaptersFundamental Analysis is the art of evaluating the intrinsic value of a stock to find long-term investing opportunities. Learn stock analysis in this module -
4. Futures Trading
12 chaptersFutures Trading involves trading in contracts in the derivatives markets. This module covers the various intricacies involved in undergoing a futures trade including margins, leverages, pricing, etc -
5. Options Theory for Professional Trading
23 chaptersOptions is a contract where the price of the options is based on an underlying. Options contracts grant the buyer the right to buy the underlying without a compulsory obligation -
6. Option Strategies
13 chaptersThe module covers various options strategies that can be built with a multi-dimensional approach based on Market trend involving Option Greeks, Risk-Return, etc. -
7. Markets and Taxation
7 chaptersThe module covers the taxation aspect of investing/trading in the stock markets. The process of calculating P&L, payment of taxes, filing returns, etc. is explained -
8. Currency, Commodity, and Government Securities
19 chaptersThis module covers the Currency, MCX Commodity contract, and the Government Securities (GSec) traded in the Indian Markets. -
9. Risk Management & Trading Psychology
16 chaptersThe module covers the risk management aspect along with the psychology required for being consistent and profitable while trading -
10. Trading Systems
15 chapters
Finance made easy for kids
A box set of 5 books introducing 5 financial concepts to children. Brought to you by Varsity @ Zerodha.
Where does money come from and where does it go? The innocent inquisitiveness of children is what makes them most endearing. Help your little ones understand the financial world through simple stories that make learning fun.
Chapter updates
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Markets and Taxation
Ch 4 – Taxation for Investors
July 1, 2015This topic explains how long term and short term capital gains/losses are determined based on the holding period of the investment and their applicable tax rates. We also studied how one can reduce LT ..
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Trading Systems
Ch 15 – Calendar Spreads
June 23, 201815.1 – The classic approach I had briefly introduced the concept of calendar spreads in Chapter 10 of the Futures Trading module. Traditionally calendar spreads are dealt with a price based approac ..
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Trading Systems
Ch 14 – Live Example – 2
May 30, 201814.1 – Position Sizing I know, the discussion on pair trading was to end with the previous chapter, but I thought I had to discuss a special case before we finally wrap up. I’ll also try and keep ..
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Ch 13 – Live Example -1
May 25, 201813.1 – Tracking the pair data We have finally reached a point where we are through with all the background theory knowledge required for Pair Trading. I know most of you have been waiting for this m ..
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Ch 12 – Trade Identification
May 4, 201812.1 – Trading the equation At this stage, we have discussed pretty much all the background information we need to know about Pair trading. We now have to patch things together and understand how al ..
Recent comments
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Hi,. Karthi,. Have you heard about weirdor or jeep options strategy. Do you think it is a good strategy?? ...
14 Dec 2018 -
Hi, karthi, I just don't understand why the nifty puts at strike 3000, 4000 and 5000 are traded now. If the buyer may hope for a fall,. But the seller is getting only around 1 rupees as premium which will be obviously very less than the normal i ...
14 Dec 2018 -
Hello Karthik, Once again a 'never disappointing, flawless and interesting' article and explanation. Sincere thanks for this. I have one doubt though. Is hedging through futures or underlying stock itself somehow more effective than delta hedgi ...
14 Dec 2018 -
82 on Risk (Part 1)
Hello Sir, why we retail investor are not allowed to see total placed orders for any particular stock ? ( we can see only first 5 placed orders) where we can know actual trend of market. Do you think big players or operators are playing with poor i ...
14 Dec 2018 -
Thanks man!! Perfect!! :-) ...
14 Dec 2018
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