Topics

Start from a subject, not a level. Each topic gathers the lessons, terms, comparisons and Labs that belong together.

• Money basicsMoney can do one of two jobs: rest, which is saving, or work, which is investing. This subject covers how money grows, why rising prices shrink what it can buy, how to plan with it, and how loans and credit work.
• Mutual funds and SIPA mutual fund pools many people's money, which a fund manager invests together. A SIP is a way of putting a fixed amount into a fund at regular intervals, not a type of investment. This subject covers the common ways of owning a fund and what each one costs and does.
• How the stock market worksA share is a small part of ownership in a real business, bought and sold in an organised market. The market splits its work across separate bodies, and every trade passes through order, matching, confirmation and settlement. This subject follows that path from the first share to the demat account.
• Reading a companyA company is one continuous story told by three reports: the balance sheet, the profit and loss statement and the cash flow statement. This subject covers each report, the ratios built from them, and how price differs from what a business is worth.
• Trading basicsReading a chart is only the first step; deciding how much to risk is the second. This subject covers how price is shown, the patterns traders name, and the habits of sizing and limiting a loss. Maetis teaches how to think about risk and does not tell anyone to trade.
• Futures, options and leverageA futures contract is an agreement made today to buy or sell something at a fixed price on a fixed future date. Options give a right, not an obligation. Both use margin, which creates leverage: a small move in the market becomes a much larger move on your deposit.
• Risk and decisionsRisk is the part of an outcome you cannot know in advance, and reward exists only because of it. This subject covers how to spread risk, the mental shortcuts that bend judgement, and habits such as the pre-mortem and judging a decision by its process.