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Introduction to Stocks and Short Selling Course
Course Description
Everyone knows that when you identify stocks that you believe are going to increase in price you buy them. But how can you profit from stocks that you believe will decline in price? The answer is shorting. Shorting enables you to sell stock that you do not own and buy it back at a later time, ideally at a lower price. In this free online course you will learn more about stocks and shares and how they are valued. You will then learn about the process of short selling, how to borrow stocks that you do not own, what obligations you have to original owner of the stocks, and how to cover your short where you return the stocks after buying them back, hopefully, for less than the cost when you sold them. This course will be of interest to professionals in the financial services sector and anyone who wishes to understand stocks and what the process of short selling involves. Please note that while this free course will teach you about making investments in stocks in general, it does not advocate that you should buy stocks or invest in the stock market, and that any investment made in the stock market may lose money.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes: - Understanding what stocks and shares are; - Examine how to work out how they are valued; - Learn how shorting works when buying and selling stocks and shares; - Overall concept of Stocks and Shares.
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| Course Rating (By Learners): | 4 stars based on 74 votes |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Stocks and Short Selling |
| Course #: | 456 |
| Course Publisher: | Khan Academy |
| Course Category: | 2 |
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| Course Description: | Everyone knows that when you identify stocks that you believe are going to increase in price you buy them. But how can you profit from stocks that you believe will decline in price? The answer is shorting. Shorting enables you to sell stock that you do not own and buy it back at a later time, ideally at a lower price. In this free online course you will learn more about stocks and shares and how they are valued. You will then learn about the process of short selling, how to borrow stocks that you do not own, what obligations you have to original owner of the stocks, and how to cover your short where you return the stocks after buying them back, hopefully, for less than the cost when you sold them. This course will be of interest to professionals in the financial services sector and anyone who wishes to understand stocks and what the process of short selling involves. Please note that while this free course will teach you about making investments in stocks in general, it does not advocate that you should buy stocks or invest in the stock market, and that any investment made in the stock market may lose money. |
| License: | This course is available from Khan Academy OpenCourseWare through the following Creative Commons licence:  |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2012 |
| Content | |
| Course Duration (Avg Learner): | 1-2 Hours |
| Video/Audio: | High |
| Audio Only: | High |
| Animation: | None |
| Assessments: | Yes |
| Education Level | |
| Age appropriateness: | 18+ Years |
| Minimum Grade/Class Level: | Post-Secondary |
| Validation: | Level 5 |
| ALISON Testing: | Yes |
| Certification Availability | |
| PDF Download: | Yes |
| Parchment: | Yes |
| Framed Certification: | Yes |
Study for Free at Your Own Pace! Start This Course
Study for Free at Your Own Pace! Start This Course
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Bonfils Ebulela
Zimbabwe
Very good introduction, thank you. 2015-10-12 10:10:49
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Precious Loren Nangyo
Cayman Islands
It is indeed a very straight forward introduction. It clearly discusses the basic structure of stocks and short selling. It gives me a broad understanding on how short selling occurs in the market. It also discusses the step by step process of the short selling procedure. Overall very informative and helpful. 2015-10-08 04:10:03
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Jacob Billett
United States of America
Thank you! 2015-10-03 18:10:47
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Prince Alayo
United Kingdom
Very concise corse but very useful. 2015-10-03 00:10:11
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Tom Harrison
United Kingdom
Very well presented and good explanations of the material. 2015-10-01 14:10:29
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Nilakantha Routray
India
Extremely good. 2015-09-27 22:09:11
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Kimberley Weekes
United States of America
It a great amount of information in a little while and it really sticks. 2015-09-13 01:09:26
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John Leung
United States of America
Short and simple 2015-09-12 03:09:31
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Sabin Minea
Slovenia
It is a very good introduction course that explains in a simplistic way how shot selling works.
I think everyone should watch this. 2015-09-03 11:09:18
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Manidipa De
Netherlands
A comprehensive course for non-finance people. Recommend it for all starters into stock market trading 2015-09-02 10:09:27
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