Title Virtual classroom: Information technology in the exchange trade (European experience)
The course focuses on the basics of trading on the stock exchange. Today the exchange is an essential element of market mechanisms, legal entity, ensuring market performance of different financial instruments (commodities, currencies, securities, etc.). Trades are made with some regularity, and in a very specific location on a real (in large financial and industrial centers), or on a virtual platform. Trading on the exchange provides for the unification of requirements to the conditions of the transactions and the quality of the goods. Almost all European stock exchanges have been upgraded on the basis of modern technologies in the first place, the total digitalization of their markets, have achieved a significant improvement of their efficiency.
| Seminar number and topic | Themes |
| Seminar 1. The concept of exchange and exchange trade | Basic Concepts. International financial markets. Evolution of trading. European stock exchanges. Market participants. Market infrastructure. |
| Seminar 2. Overall human capacity-legal base of exchange trading | Legislation in the field of exchanges and exchange trade. Russian legislation. European legislation. Features of the European regulatory framework. |
| Seminar 3. Software for trading on the stock exchange | Software (stock) trading. Software for trading on FOREX. Software for trading in the stock markets, futures and stock markets. Software for trading on Russian exchanges. Software for trading in European markets. |
| Seminar 4. Financial instruments as a commodity | The concept of commodity traded. Definition and classification of financial instruments. The public placement and circulation of securities. Qualifying securities. The concept of equity securities, issue, prospectus. |
| Seminar 5. Basis of technical analysis | The concept of technical analysis. Exchange market graphs. Tendencies, trends, trend line. Support and resistance. |
| Seminar 6. Trend indicators | Moving average. Bollinger Bands. |
| Seminar 7. The oscillators | MACD. Strength Index. Stochastics. |
| Seminar 8. Models of candles | Reversal models. Models of the continuation. |
| Seminar 9. Fibonacci Retracement Levels | Levels Fibonacci correction. Using Fibonacci ratios. Target profit Fibonacci |
| Seminar 10. The analysis of pivot points | Points of pivot. The calculation of points pivot. Pivot levels ofsupport and resistance. |
| Seminar 11. Fundamental analysis | The concept of fundamental analysis. Economic announcements. Global cash flows. Interest rates. The set of the market. |
| Seminar 12. Trading fundamental analysis | Trading on the news. A risky trade. Conservative trade. |
| Seminar 13. Risks analysis | Fear of loss. Fear profits. Tactics of entry and exit. |
| Seminar 14. Trading strategy | The concept of trading strategies. Collection of information to build a strategy. How to develop your own strategy. |
| Seminar 15. Automation of trade | The concept of trade automation. Counsellors, to create your own advisor for trade. Create custom indicators and scripts. |
| Seminar 16. Management of risks | Psychological preparation. Introspection. How to manage risk. Selection of the initial budget for the trade. |
| Seminar 17. Trading on European markets | Brokers provide access to European markets. European financial instruments. Especially trade in European markets. The initial deposit and commission. |
| Seminar 18. Activity-goal | Presentation of personal trading strategies and trading results. The issuance of certificates. |