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Complete Understanding of Stock Futures: Derivatives Part 1

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Complete Understanding of Stock Futures: Derivatives Part 1

Understand Futures before trading FnO. Conceptual educational course suitable for people across the globe.

updated on icon Updated on Apr, 2024

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Lectures -39

Resources -38

Duration -5.5 hours

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Course Description

In this course hosted by PRUDENCE Engineering and Financial Consultants, Col (Dr) Shabbar Shahid, an Army Veteran and a post graduate in Engineering and Finance with a Doctorate in management explains Stock Futures in a very simple manner with live examples. 

You will learn things like The conceptual differences between investing in shares and trading in derivatives, Spot market and derivative market, Going long and Going short, Market and Limit orders, Breakout-False breakout and Whipsaw, Contango and Backwardation and various concepts like  Minimizing losses and protecting profit through application of stop loss and triggers in bullish and bearish trades, Arbitration and protection of Portfolio through Hedging have been explained in a very simple manner right from the basics. The methodology adopted is such which one does not find in books.

This is an educational course to learn and enhance your knowledge about an important Derivatives called Futures . The course does not include any tips or tricks or shortcut methods of getting rich nor does it discuss anything about technical charts, technical analysis or buy sell signals.  In fact, the instructor would like to caution that trading in derivatives without proper knowledge and risk management could be disastrous. 

This course will be of immense benefit to those who invest in Stock market and are interested in moving on to trade in derivatives and also those who intend to make stock trading as their profession or career. Those who are already trading in derivatives will be able to enhance their knowledge and skills.  This course will help the students of finance, commerce and those pursuing or intending to pursue financial management courses. 

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

  • On completion of this course, you will have a thorough knowledge and understanding of what Futures are and how they are traded. This course will be of immense benefit to those who invest in Stock market and are interested in moving on to trade in derivatives and also those who intend to make stock trading as their profession or career. Those who are already trading in derivatives will be able to enhance their knowledge and skills.  This course will help the students of finance, commerce and those pursuing or intending to pursue financial management courses. 
  • The instructor would like to make it very clear that this course is Part 1 of the Derivatives and explains  only the Stock Futures.  Options as derivatives have not been discussed in this course for which a separate course titled "Complete Understanding of Stock Options: Derivatives Part 2" has been launched separately.

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

  • There are no course prerequisites for this course since we shall be learning the subject from the very basics and fundamentals. However, you need to have a self control on Greed and Fear and an open mind to learn. 
Complete Understanding of Stock Futures: Derivatives Part 1

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Complete Understanding of Stock Futures
39 Lectures
  • play icon Introduction 02:04 02:04
  • play icon Prelude 04:37 04:37
  • play icon A word of caution 03:28 03:28
  • play icon The meaning of Derivatives 07:15 07:15
  • play icon Types of Derivatives 04:29 04:29
  • play icon Understanding a Forward contract 09:13 09:13
  • play icon What is a Stock Futures or Futures Contract 09:08 09:08
  • play icon Understanding the concept of trading Futures 17:32 17:32
  • play icon Forwards vis a vis Futures 05:13 05:13
  • play icon Investing in shares vis a vis Trading in derivatives 08:16 08:16
  • play icon Live trade of a Futures contract: Part 1 08:01 08:01
  • play icon Live trade of a Futures contract: Part 2 12:39 12:39
  • play icon Live trade of a Futures contract: Part 3 04:22 04:22
  • play icon The significance of margin money 16:08 16:08
  • play icon Terminologies of Futures trade 05:45 05:45
  • play icon Spot price, Futures price and Lot size 11:24 11:24
  • play icon LTP, Contract value and Types of Margins 14:31 14:31
  • play icon Going Long, Going Short and Squaring Off 06:05 06:05
  • play icon Short covering, Short squeeze, Long unwinding and Long unwinding pressure 10:01 10:01
  • play icon Understanding Contango and Backwardation 06:22 06:22
  • play icon Understanding Arbitration 17:37 17:37
  • play icon Breakout, False breakout and Whipsaw 12:39 12:39
  • play icon Difference between Spot and Derivative market 07:24 07:24
  • play icon Placing a Buy or Sell order 06:08 06:08
  • play icon Placing Market orders and Limit orders 04:58 04:58
  • play icon Understanding Stop loss and Trigger price 10:54 10:54
  • play icon A word about practical application of concepts 02:42 02:42
  • play icon Minimizing losses through stop loss in bullish trade 06:52 06:52
  • play icon Protecting profits through stop loss in bullish trade 08:28 08:28
  • play icon Minimizing losses and protecting profits in bearish trade 07:22 07:22
  • play icon Understanding Hedging Part 1 09:59 09:59
  • play icon Understanding Hedging Part 2 09:42 09:42
  • play icon Understanding Hedging Part 3 11:30 11:30
  • play icon A real life case of intraday hedging 12:06 12:06
  • play icon The logic of hedging and some questions thereon... 12:16 12:16
  • play icon Generating income through hedging-Part 1 10:05 10:05
  • play icon Generating income through hedging-Part 2 08:59 08:59
  • play icon Generating income through hedging-Part 3 31:09 31:09
  • play icon Thank you note 01:33 01:33

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