Editor’s note: This article was first published in May 2013, and presents a stock market and derivatives video course by Xavier Puig as it stood in that month.
More than once I’ve been asked where people who want to get started on the stock market, knowing absolutely nothing about equities, can turn. It crossed my mind to put together a course myself, but then I remembered there’s a teacher, Xavier Puig, who I’m sure explains things much better than I do. In fact, I’ve always said I would have loved to have Xavier as a teacher, because of how simply he explains the most complicated terms and how enjoyable he makes his classes.
Since many people don’t like reading, I’ve gathered his videos in one place. I’ve divided the course into three sections, since they are separate classes.
Equities course
This course gives an introduction to financial markets, the types of financial markets and what the stock market is and isn’t, and goes all the way to explaining the P/E ratio and dividend yield, in a very basic and enjoyable but thoroughly instructive way.
Financial derivatives course
It’s a good idea (even if you never use them) to at least know what futures and options are, because, make no mistake, as we’ve discussed more than once, derivatives move the financial markets. Once again, Xavier Puig explains them perfectly. We’ve split them into two as well: one class on futures and one on options.
Let me know what you think of Xavier’s explanations. I hope you enjoy them.
Featured image: Reading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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