Free and open stock market and financial education
Varsity is an extensive and in-depth collection of stock market and financial lessons created by Karthik Rangappa at Zerodha. It is openly accessible to everyone and is one of the largest financial education resources on the web.
Modules
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1. Introduction to Stock Markets
15 chaptersInvesting ensures financial security, and the Stock market plays a pivotal role in this domain, it is a place where people buy/sell shares of publicly listed companies. In this module, you will learn about the fundamentals of the stock market, how to get started, how it functions and the various intermediaries that appertain it. -
2. Technical Analysis
22 chaptersTechnical Analysis (TA) plays an important role in developing a point of view. Like every other research, TA also has its own attributes. In this module, we will discover all those complex attributes of TA, study various patterns, indicators and theories that will help you as a trader to find upright trading opportunities in the market. -
3. Fundamental Analysis
16 chaptersFundamental Analysis (FA) is a holistic approach to study a business. If you are an investor that is looking for long term investments this module will help you understand Equity research, help you in reading the financial statements, annual reports, calculation of Financial Ratio, Analysis and most importantly help you in evaluating the intrinsic value of a stock to find long-term investing opportunities. -
4. Futures Trading
13 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
24 chaptersAn option 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
14 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 chaptersAs a trader in India, you should be informed of all the taxes that are levied on your investments and account. This module overlays the taxation countenance of Investing/Trading in the Markets. It also outlines the various essential topics like calculation of your turnover, how to prepare a balance sheet and the P&L statement, and further about how you can file your Income Tax Returns. -
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
16 chaptersHave you considered building your own Trading System? Well, then this module is for you. The major components of building a good trading system are input parameters and interpreting output alongside decision-making. In this module, we will learn about all the components and much more including the techniques and different types of Trading Systems. -
11. Personal Finance (Part 1)
30 chaptersPersonal finance is an essential aspect of your financial life as it helps you achieve your short term and long term financial goals. This module encompasses the various aspects of personal finance such as retirement planning, Mutual funds, ETFs, Bonds, and goal-oriented investments. -
12. Innerworth — Mind over markets
592 chaptersA series of articles on the psychology of trading, that will guide you mend your thought and prepare you psychologically to become a novice trader.
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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Innerworth — Mind over markets on March 22, 2021
Ch 592 – Fighting the Urge to Seek Out Excitement
To the masses, trading sounds exciting. What can be more thrilling than taking a small stake and turning it into a fortune? When you start doing some basic math, and after you hear a few war stories f ..
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Innerworth — Mind over markets on
Ch 591 – The Thrill Seekers
Have you ever been on a diet and eyed a piece of chocolate cake? Or perhaps you had decided to cut back on expenses, but couldn’t resist buying a new pair of shoes. We all have our addictions, w ..
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Innerworth — Mind over markets on
Ch 590 – A Tale of Three Traders
The expectations you hold about where your trading career is going can have a powerful impact on what you do and how you do it. Consider three traders, Jake, Steve, and Paul. Each has a different outl ..
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पर्सनल फाइनेंस on December 9, 2020
Ch 22 – म्यूचुअल फंड बीटा, SD और शार्पे रेश्यो
22.1 बीटा पिछले कुछ अध्यायों से हम म्यूचुअल फंड के अलग अलग गुणों की चर्चा कर रह ..
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Risk Management & Trading Psychology on March 7, 2017
Ch 2 – Risk (Part 1)
2.1 – Warming up to risk For every rupee of profit made by a trader, there must be a trader losing that rupee. As an extension of this, if a group of traders consistently make money, then there must ..
Recent comments
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Hi Karthik, Two questions, (From Chapter 16 - Volatility Calculation (Historical)) 1. What is the difference between using the Log returns or the other way shown. Is one way better than the other? In this video from you guys, https://www.y ...
18 Apr 2021 -
Hi, "The Central Pivot Range" ye chapter Hindi me nahi hai so at least ye mention kar dijiye jisse Hindi me padhne walo ko pata ho sake ki ye lesson baad me translate hoga ya english me padhna hai, anyway aapka karya sarahneeya hai dhanyawa ...
18 Apr 2021 -
hello, how i could get the certificate of your course. ...
17 Apr 2021 -
Varsity is doing a great job !! Hats off to you guys ...
17 Apr 2021 -
If you hold 21 shares & 5:1 bonus issue declared, you get 105 bonus shares and with your original shares your total shares will be 126. ...
17 Apr 2021
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