After you have finished the 10th grade, you can pursue a plethora of courses that relate to share trading and financial markets in order to provide a foundation for a career in stock trading. Some options are:
1. Stock Market and Share Trading Courses
Duration: Usually between 6 months to 1 year.
Content: This type of course basically teaches you the fundamentals of share trading, including an understanding of technical analysis as well as how market behavior works.
Institutions: These courses can be availed through several financial institutions, as well as online platforms like that of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which provide beginner training courses all the way up to the advanced level.
2. Certified Financial Planning (CFP)
Duration: 1 to 2 years (depending on pace).
Content: This is more of a comprehensive approach, but topics included are portfolio management, planning investments, managing risks, and taxes, which make a good ground for entering into share trading.
Institutions: Courses offered by institutes such as Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB).
3. Online Courses (MOOCs)
Coursework offered online for stock market trading from self-paced courses structured by platforms like Udemy, Coursera, and edX. It is good for a beginner to have an access to this course for a starter in trading who wants to trade with less investment.
4. Diploma in Investment and Stock Market
Duration of the course: 6 months to 1 year.
Content: Such programs deal with equity markets, stock analysis, trading strategies, and portfolio management.
Institutions: Many of these are present across different online educational providers like NSE Academy, BSE Institute and Kochi University of Science & Technology, among others.
5. Technical Analysis Course
Duration: Typically 3-6 months.
Content: Deals with analyzing the stocks, chart patterns and indicators that can help the share traders in taking informed decisions. It is one of key skills that share traders require.
