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How to learn finance with an app: a practical guide

An app can be a good way to learn finance, if it explains how markets work instead of promising quick gains. Here is what to look for, and a path to follow from the basics to the advanced topics.

What to look for in an app to learn finance

1. Short lessons that take a few minutes, so learning becomes a habit.
2. Questions at the end of every lesson, to check what you have really understood.
3. Figures with dates and sources, and no promises of returns.
4. A clear path from the basics to the advanced topics, with a certificate at the end.
5. Lessons in your own language, with financial terms explained the first time they appear.

A suggested learning path

Start from the stock markets, then move to currencies and futures, options, private markets and finally Bitcoin and crypto.

1. The US stock markets

   20 lessons · 60 questions

2. The currency markets

   20 lessons · 60 questions

3. The futures markets

   20 lessons · 60 questions

4. The options markets

   20 lessons · 60 questions

5. Private markets and pre-IPO investing

   20 lessons · 60 questions

6. Bitcoin

   20 lessons · 60 questions

7. Cryptocurrencies

   20 lessons · 60 questions

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