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Course Overview

Module 1: Introduction to the Stock Market

  • Overview of Financial Markets: Understanding the stock market, trading platforms and tools.
  • Market Basics: Stocks vs. ETFs, market indices, and sectors.
  • Trading Terminology: Bid/ask spread, volume, liquidity, etc.
  • Trading Platforms and Tools: An introduction to popular tools like Thinkorswim, Robinhood, TradingView, and other real-time data and charting tools.
  • Trading Exercises (Simulated account): Familiarity with trading tools.

Module 2: Fundamentals of Stock Trading

  • Stock Selection: Understanding market sectors and choosing stocks.
  • Technical Analysis Basics: Charts, price trends, and volume analysis.
  • Fundamental Analysis: Analyzing company earnings, revenue, P/E ratios, and other key metrics.
  • Setting Up Watchlists and Alerts: Customizing tools to stay updated on chosen stocks.
  • Trading Exercises (Simulated account): Research, Buy and Sell Stocks based on analysis, review performance.

Module 3: Introduction to Options Trading

  • Options Fundamentals: What options are, types (calls and puts), expiration, and strike prices.
  • Options Strategies:
    • Basic strategies: Buying calls/puts.
    • Intermediate strategies: Covered calls, protective puts.
    • Advanced strategies: Spreads, straddles, strangles, Iron Condors, Iron Butterflies.
  • Options Pricing: Introduction to the “Greeks” – Delta, Gamma, Theta, and Vega.
  • Risk Management: How to manage risks in options trading.
  • Trading demo: Robinhood and Thinkorswim walk-through for options trading.
  • Trading Exercises (Simulated account): Buy / Sell weekly / bi-weekly / monthly options.

Module 4: Advanced Trading Techniques

  • Swing Trading vs. Day Trading: Identifying trading style preferences.
  • Technical Indicators: Moving averages, MACD, RSI.
  • Market Patterns and Trends: Recognizing support and resistance, supply and demand.
  • Automated indications: Understanding Thinkorswim Scripts for automated indications based on technicals and logic.
  • Trading Bots: Introduction to Option Alpha, Bots setup for trading strategies and risk management for automated trading.
  • Risk and Money Management: Position sizing, stop-loss orders, and setting profit targets.
  • Trading Exercises (Simulated account): Intraday SPX / SPY trading using limit and stop loss setup. Option Alpha bot setup.

Module 5: Practical Trading with Tools

  • Trading Tools and Platforms: Deep dive into Thinkorswim, Robinhood TradingView, and other platforms.
  • Setting Up Demo Accounts: Practice without real risk.
  • Paper Trading: How to develop confidence and strategies in a risk-free environment.
  • Custom Indicators and Alerts: Advanced setup in trading tools to automate and track performance.

Module 6: Building a Trading Plan and Strategy

  • Creating a Personal Trading Plan: Goal-setting, preferred assets, and risk tolerance.
  • Developing Trading Discipline: Handling emotions, tracking trades, and setting review milestones.
  • Backtesting and Strategy Optimization: Testing strategies with historical data for improvement.
  • Evaluating and Adjusting Your Plan: Regular performance reviews and adapting to changing markets.

About The Instructor

Nachiket Deshmukh

Founder & CEO @ Tradeonomics | Stock and Options Trading Educator

I began investing in the US stock market in 2008. However, the recession of 2008-2009 hit hard, wiping out half of my investments. I sold off my stocks at a heavy loss, a decision I later learned was a missed opportunity. That period taught me that market downturns could actually be the best times to invest more and hold onto quality assets.

Determined to protect myself from market volatility, I ventured into options trading, discovering the power of a diversified income strategy. I divided my investments into three pillars: long-term investments, short-term options, and intra-day trading. While managing my progressive 17-year career from Engineer to Tech Executive Director in Fortune 500 companies, I steadily built an income stream from stocks and options that surpassed my corporate salary. With disciplined investing and options strategies, I reached a financial milestone which allows me to spend less than 2 hours every day in trading and growing wealth. I’ve embraced the life of a “Fintrepreneur” (Financial Coach, Investor, and Strategist), focusing on exponential income growth and helping others achieve financial freedom through education.

I’m here to teach you the ins and outs of stock market, brokerages, tools, techniques, and options strategies you can use to generate primary or secondary income. Unlike the theories that you could easily find on the internet, I will teach you my personal strategies which have generated real income for the last 17 years, which you can customize based on your investment capital and risk profile. Each class will be in-person with hands-on training with basic and advanced trading tools, helping you understand the ‘why’ and ‘how’ behind every trade. Whether your goal is to learn trading as a skill, for a class project, or trade to generate primary or secondary income stream, this class is for you. Let’s work together to make your money work for you.