About this Course
Stock indices like the S&P 500 or NASDAQ offer exposure to baskets of leading companies. Learn how to trade these benchmarks effectively using futures, CFDs, or ETFs. Understand their drivers, volatility patterns, and correlation with economic events.
What you’ll learn
- Major global indices and their components
- Index futures, ETFs, and CFD trading mechanics
- Correlation with macroeconomic news and earnings seasons
- Strategies for trending and range-bound index environments
Requirements
Basic stock market knowledge is helpful. A trading platform supporting index-based instruments is ideal for hands-on practice.
In this course you will be able to
- Understand how indices are constructed and weighted
- Time trades around key economic and corporate announcements
- Use technical and fundamental indicators to gauge market sentiment
- Apply risk management tailored to index volatility
Course Curriculum
From S&P 500 fundamentals to strategies for emerging market indices, you’ll explore how to trade these benchmarks using diverse instruments. The course ends with guidance on building an index-focused trading plan that balances risk and opportunity.
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