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8 Modules · Beginner-friendly · 2025-26 Edition

Stock Market for Beginners

Start your investing journey from absolute zero. Learn how the stock market works, how to open a Demat account, place your first trade, read charts, evaluate companies, and manage risk — all in plain Hindi/English.

Complete Curriculum

8 Modules to take you from zero to confident investor

Built specifically for absolute beginners. No jargon. No prerequisite knowledge. Just clear, practical lessons.

Module 01

What is the Stock Market?

Understand exchanges, listed companies, primary vs secondary markets, and how prices are discovered.

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  • NSE vs BSE
  • Primary market (IPO) vs Secondary market
  • How stocks are traded
  • Role of SEBI as regulator
  • Market timings & holidays
Module 02

Demat & Trading Account

Open a Demat & trading account, link with bank, understand DP charges, AMC, and brokerage.

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  • Demat vs Trading account
  • Best discount brokers in India
  • Open Zerodha account in 5 minutes
  • DP charges, AMC, brokerage explained
  • Linking bank for payin/payout
Module 03

Order Types & Execution

Master Market, Limit, SL, SL-M, Bracket, Cover, AMO and GTT orders.

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  • Market vs Limit order
  • Stop Loss (SL) & SL-M
  • Bracket order & Cover order
  • AMO (After Market Order)
  • GTT (Good Till Triggered)
  • How orders match in the order book
Module 04

Technical Analysis Basics

Candlesticks, support/resistance, trend lines, moving averages, RSI, MACD, and chart patterns.

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  • Reading candlesticks (Doji, Hammer, Engulfing)
  • Support & Resistance
  • Trend identification
  • Moving Averages (SMA, EMA)
  • RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands
  • Chart patterns (H&S, Triangles, Flags)
Module 05

Fundamental Analysis

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt-equity, profit margins, cash flow basics — how to read a balance sheet.

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  • Reading the Annual Report
  • Key ratios: P/E, P/B, ROE, ROCE
  • Debt-to-equity ratio
  • Cash Flow Statement basics
  • Sectoral comparisons
  • Promoter holding & pledging red flags
Module 06

IPOs & Mutual Funds

How IPOs work, applying via UPI, evaluating an IPO, and the basics of mutual funds.

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  • How IPOs work
  • Applying for IPO via UPI
  • Reading the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP)
  • GMP (Grey Market Premium) - use & limits
  • Mutual Fund basics (SIP, NAV, expense ratio)
Module 07

Risk Management & Position Sizing

The most important module — how to protect your capital and never blow up.

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  • 1-2% risk per trade rule
  • Position sizing formula
  • Stop loss discipline
  • Maximum drawdown tolerance
  • Diversification basics
  • When to take profit
Module 08

Taxation for Beginners

STCG vs LTCG, intraday & F&O tax basics, ITR filing for beginners.

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  • STCG (15%) vs LTCG (10% above 1L)
  • Intraday = Speculative business income
  • F&O = Non-speculative business income
  • Securities Transaction Tax (STT)
  • ITR-2 vs ITR-3 for investors/traders
All Topics At-a-Glance

Complete Stock Market Beginner Curriculum

Every single topic that's covered in the course — ordered the way we teach it.

Module 01 What is the Stock Market?

S/NTopic
01NSE vs BSE
02Primary market (IPO) vs Secondary market
03How stocks are traded
04Role of SEBI as regulator
05Market timings & holidays

Module 02 Demat & Trading Account

S/NTopic
06Demat vs Trading account
07Best discount brokers in India
08Open Zerodha account in 5 minutes
09DP charges, AMC, brokerage explained
10Linking bank for payin/payout

Module 03 Order Types & Execution

S/NTopic
11Market vs Limit order
12Stop Loss (SL) & SL-M
13Bracket order & Cover order
14AMO (After Market Order)
15GTT (Good Till Triggered)
16How orders match in the order book

Module 04 Technical Analysis Basics

S/NTopic
17Reading candlesticks (Doji, Hammer, Engulfing)
18Support & Resistance
19Trend identification
20Moving Averages (SMA, EMA)
21RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands
22Chart patterns (H&S, Triangles, Flags)

Module 05 Fundamental Analysis

S/NTopic
23Reading the Annual Report
24Key ratios: P/E, P/B, ROE, ROCE
25Debt-to-equity ratio
26Cash Flow Statement basics
27Sectoral comparisons
28Promoter holding & pledging red flags

Module 06 IPOs & Mutual Funds

S/NTopic
29How IPOs work
30Applying for IPO via UPI
31Reading the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP)
32GMP (Grey Market Premium) - use & limits
33Mutual Fund basics (SIP, NAV, expense ratio)

Module 07 Risk Management & Position Sizing

S/NTopic
341-2% risk per trade rule
35Position sizing formula
36Stop loss discipline
37Maximum drawdown tolerance
38Diversification basics
39When to take profit

Module 08 Taxation for Beginners

S/NTopic
40STCG (15%) vs LTCG (10% above 1L)
41Intraday = Speculative business income
42F&O = Non-speculative business income
43Securities Transaction Tax (STT)
44ITR-2 vs ITR-3 for investors/traders

Total 44+ topics · Lifetime access · Beginner-friendly pace

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