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The share market, explained from zero

31 free lessons written from Vikas Panchal's classes and videos. No tips, no calls, no promises. Just how the market actually works, in the order you need it.

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Start here

If you have never traded, read these four first

They are the first four lessons of the basics series, in teaching order. Each one is ten minutes and comes with the video it was taught from.

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Basics7 min read

Investing vs trading: the two halves of the share market

The share market runs on two activities that look alike and are nothing alike. Investing is owning a business for years. Trading is profiting from price moves over hours or weeks. Mixing them up is behind most early losses.

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Topics

Seven topics, in the order a trader needs them

Basics before charts, charts before options, risk and psychology throughout. Pick a topic to see its lessons as a syllabus.

01 · 7 lessonsShare market basicsWhat the share market is, how NSE and BSE work, how a trade actually happens, and the words you need before your first order.
  1. · What is the share market? A plain-English guide for Indian beginners
  2. · Investing vs trading: the two halves of the share market
  3. · Intraday, swing, positional and options: the types of trading explained
Open topic
02 · 4 lessonsTechnical analysisReading price on a chart: candlesticks, support and resistance, trend, and what indicators like RSI do and do not tell you.
  1. · What the RSI indicator actually tells you (and what it doesn't)
  2. · Candlestick patterns for beginners: the five worth learning first
  3. · Support and resistance: how to find the levels that matter
Open topic
03 · 2 lessonsOptions and futuresCalls, puts, lot sizes, expiry and margin, explained for someone who has only ever bought shares.
  1. · Options trading basics: what a call and a put actually are
  2. · Lot size, expiry and margin: the three things every F&O beginner gets wrong
Open topic
04 · 5 lessonsRisk managementPosition sizing, stop losses, leverage and the maths that keeps a trading account alive long enough to learn.
  1. · Top 5 Risk Management Rules Every Trader Must Follow
  2. · What is margin in the share market? Intraday, delivery and F&O margins explained
  3. · Leverage and spread, in plain language
Open topic
05 · 4 lessonsTrading psychologyWhy most people lose, what discipline actually looks like, and how to think about trading alongside a job.
  1. · Why most people lose money in the stock market
  2. · Half knowledge is dangerous: why 'kaam chalau' trading fails
  3. · Intelligent person vs intelligent investor: they are not the same thing
Open topic
06 · 5 lessonsForex and currencyHow the currency market differs from Indian equities, what is legal for Indian residents, and how currency pairs trade.
  1. · Stock Market vs Forex Trading: Which is Better for Beginners?
  2. · What is the forex market? Currency trading explained for Indians
  3. · Forex vs the Indian stock market: eight real differences
Open topic
07 · 4 lessonsLearning to tradeHow to learn the share market from zero, what a trading course should and should not promise, and how to pick one.
  1. · How to Start Trading as a Beginner in India
  2. · How to learn the share market from zero: a 90-day plan
  3. · Which trading course should you take? A tier-by-tier guide
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Latest

Newest lessons

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Psychology7 min read

Should you trade while working a full-time job?

Yes, you can trade alongside a job, but not by squeezing intraday trades in before office. Which windows and styles actually fit a working day, and the four things to know first.

Classes near you

Offline at the near Ahuja Sweets, Panipat office, online with recordings everywhere else.

Reading is a start. Practice is the rest.

The free course turns these lessons into a routine: charts, accounts and risk, in under two hours.