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School of Market.

The foundations.

Everything a first-time Indian trader wishes she was told before her first buy order — plain language, real examples, zero jargon. Start here if the market still feels like a foreign language.

Chapters
10
Reading time
~1.6h
Level
Beginner
Cost
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Updated Feb 2026
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01
Start with this

What is a stock?

From paper share to demat account. What you actually own when you buy Reliance.

7 minFoundation
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02

NSE, BSE and MCX

The three exchanges of India. What each one trades, why it matters, how they clear.

8 minFoundation
03

Equity, F&O, Commodity, Currency

The four instrument segments in India and the risk profile of each.

9 minFoundation
04

Cash market vs derivatives

Spot, futures and options — three ways to bet on the same move.

10 minFoundation
05

Reading a chart

Candles, patterns, support and resistance — the visual language of price.

12 minFoundation
06

Trading sessions & circuit filters

Pre-open, continuous, closing, LC/UC bands — the rhythm of an Indian trading day.

8 minFoundation
07

STT, GST, brokerage — the true cost

Every rupee you pay to trade one lot of Nifty. Break it down. Then decide.

11 minFoundation
08

Margin, MTF and leverage in India

The rules SEBI wrote for you. Why 4x leverage is not the same as 4x profit.

12 minFoundation
09

Corporate actions

Splits, bonuses, dividends, buybacks — how they change your position overnight.

9 minFoundation
10

IPOs and listings

From DRHP to listing day. The Indian IPO process, front to back.

10 minFoundation
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Move on to School of Market Science.

Before you learn how to trade, learn how markets actually work — why prices move, how value is discovered, and why every trade needs two people. Plain language, real-world analogies, zero jargon.

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