Basic course on the securities market. Lomtatidze O.V.

Over the past few years, trading in the securities market has become increasingly popular both among traders and ordinary investors.

At the same time, most people have rather limited knowledge about this type of trading; most people think that securities are only shares issued by companies.

But in addition to shares, transactions are concluded on the stock exchange for a number of other assets, which can also bring good profits to the investor.

Therefore, it will not be superfluous to know the theoretical basis for the formation of the value of securities and what has the greatest impact on their exchange rate.

The book “Basic course on the securities market” from the author O. V. Lomtatidze. One title characterizes its content in the best possible way.

This is a textbook that will give you the basic understanding of stock exchange trading and how it works.

Content:

1. Basic economic theories. Financial market – theoretical foundations of the modern economy, financial market.
2. Professional participants in the securities market are companies that operate on the stock market, stock brokers , dealing centers, and financial consultants.
3. Issuers and investors – who issues securities and who invests in them. Types of investment companies.
4. Types of securities are assets traded on the stock exchange. These include stocks, bonds, certificates, and depositary receipts.
5. Derivative financial instruments are types of contracts through which transactions are executed.
6. Civil law foundations are the legislative framework on which the stock market and its participants operate.
7. Corporate law – shareholders and their rights, principles of functioning of joint-stock companies, share packages.
8. Issuance of securities – how securities are issued, the specifics of this process in the Russian Federation.
9. The regulatory system in the securities market – regulation of securities trading, main regulatory acts.
10. The state in the securities market – the role of the state, the issue of government securities, what the Bank of Russia does.
11. Foreign securities markets – the basic principles of operation of foreign stock exchanges, similarities and differences.
12. Probability analysis is the use of mathematical techniques to estimate the value of assets on the stock exchange.

A fairly new and, most importantly, informative textbook on the stock market. It focuses primarily on the Russian market, but also includes information on exchanges in the US, UK, Germany, and France.

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