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The US stock markets

The US stock markets: an online course in 20 short lessons with quizzes and a final certificate, on Unicorn Academy.

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  1. What a share is

    A share is a unit of ownership in a company. Whoever holds it is a shareholder: they share in the profits, if these are distributed, and nor…

  2. The exchanges: NYSE and Nasdaq

    In the United States shares are traded mainly on two exchanges. The New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, grew out of an agreement among brokers…

  3. Who supervises: SEC and FINRA

    The US stock market is supervised by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, the federal authority set up in 1934 after the crash of…

The US stock markets: 45 questions and answers ›

Course programme

Module 1 · How the market works

  1. What a share is
  2. The exchanges: NYSE and Nasdaq
  3. Who supervises: SEC and FINRA
  4. Trading hours and the session
  5. From order to settlement

Module 2 · Indices and instruments

  1. The indices: S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq-100
  2. Market capitalisation and free float
  3. ETFs and index funds
  4. Dividends and share buybacks
  5. Stock splits

Module 3 · Reading a company

  1. The mandatory filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
  2. Revenue, profit and earnings per share
  3. The price/earnings ratio
  4. Earnings season
  5. The IPO and the primary market

Module 4 · Trading prudently

  1. Order types
  2. Bid-ask spread and liquidity
  3. Margin and short selling
  4. Volatility and declines
  5. Diversification and time horizon

The first lessons of every course are available right away, with no sign-up. The final lessons and the certificate are unlocked with an in-app purchase, for a single course or for all courses together. An Apple or Google account is optional and only used to restore your progress on another device.

Frequently asked questions

Can a beginner learn finance with an app?

Yes. The courses start from the basic concepts, explain every term when it first appears and end each lesson with three questions.

How long does a course take?

Each course has 20 lessons of a few minutes each: it can be completed in a few hours, at your own pace.

Which languages are the courses in?

Available in 16 languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Korean, Turkish, Indonesian, Arabic, Vietnamese and Polish.

Are the courses financial advice?

Unicorn Academy is education: it does not provide financial advice or invite you to buy financial instruments. Investing involves the risk of losing your capital.

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