Fundamentals of Trading and Investing
- Learn how to generate income from new sources and protect your savings from inflation
- Master working with securities and understand the differences between stocks, bonds, futures, and precious metals
- Develop your own trading or investment strategy and review it with an investment advisor
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May 19 – November 3
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5 months
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Video lectures, workshops with experts, practical assignments
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Investing and trading trading are ways to preserve assets and earn profit
But they differ in investment duration and risk levels
- Investing is a long-term allocation of funds into securities or other assets to generate profit in the future.
- Trading is short-term speculative buying and selling of stocks, currencies, commodity futures, and other assets to profit from price fluctuations over a short period of time.
Benefits of learning the
fundamentals of trading and
investing at the same time
fundamentals of trading and
investing at the same time
Investing is a promising direction —
here’s why:
here’s why:
You can invest in your free time, alongside your main job or studies
You’ll build a financial safety cushion and feel more confident even during a crisis
You’ll have the opportunity to earn remotely
You’ll be able to save more effectively for major purchases
In the course, you’ll learn how to start investing even with a small initial capital. Experienced investors and traders will support you throughout the training, and you’ll gain a full understanding of how the stock market works.
In the end, you’ll develop your own trading or investment strategy to achieve your financial goals.
Advantages of Our Course
You’ll learn to use advanced trading instruments such as futures, understand how to profit from short-term trades with minimal risk, and gain hands-on experience with technical and fundamental analysis.
You’ll discover new sources of income, learn to assess risks, and choose assets that fit your strategy. You’ll also master tools to protect your savings from inflation.
You’ll improve your investment strategy to increase returns, gain up-to-date knowledge about financial instruments including cryptocurrencies, and master tools that will boost your current financial performance.
The course is suitable for
Beginner investors
Experienced investors
Traders
Training Program — 5 Months
41 hours of theory and 129 hours of practice
- A professional development program
- Classes are scheduled no more than 3 times a week, after 7:00 PM MSK
- Lectures and practical assignments will require 10–15 hours per week
- Recordings of webinars, lectures, tests, quizzes, presentations, and other useful materials are available in your personal account
You’ll get acquainted with the basic principles of the stock market, learn how trades are conducted on the exchange, and understand the difference between a trader and an investor. You'll explore which trading platforms financial professionals use and study the principles of financial planning.
6 hours of theory | 21 hours of practice
6 hours of theory | 21 hours of practice
- Features of a trader’s and investor’s activities
- Investing in the stock market: principles and tools
- Financial growth and goal achievement
- Brokers: how they work and how to choose one
- Specifics of executing stock exchange transactions
- Trading terminals for traders and investors
- Practical training with the QUIK trading terminal
- Financial planning: budgeting and defining your risk profile
- Key principles of managing an investment portfolio
- Investor psychology: market crises and common mistakes
- Q&A session on basic tools
You’ll study stock market instruments and get introduced to blockchain technology. You’ll learn how to trade cryptocurrency and how to calculate the profitability of various securities and assets, based on current legal frameworks.
17 часов теории 32 часа практики 17 hours of theory | 32 hours of practice
17 часов теории 32 часа практики 17 hours of theory | 32 hours of practice
- Stocks
- Bonds
- Currencies and commodities
- Funds: ETFs, mutual funds
- Futures and options
- Managing personal and borrowed funds. Russian legislation. Risk management
- Trading software. Algorithmic trading
You’ll explore the specifics of technical, fundamental, and news analysis. You’ll learn how to evaluate information sources, work with large volumes of data, and make decisions based on analysis. You’ll dive deeper into technical analysis and learn to interpret various chart patterns.
4 часа теории 25 часов практики 4 hours of theory | 25 hours of practice
4 часа теории 25 часов практики 4 hours of theory | 25 hours of practice
- Technical, fundamental, and news analysis
- Working with market information. Verifying sources
- News trading. Market research and company analysis
- Case studies. Data selection for decision-making
- Fundamental analysis: studying financial statements and working with public reports
- Fundamental analysis: ratio comparison
- Fundamental analysis: working with financial reporting
- Technical analysis: trend, support and resistance, price channels
- Technical analysis: chart trends, working within price channels, breakout strategy, three-window method
- Technical analysis: chart patterns, technical analysis figures, candlestick analysis, indicators
- Trading strategies using basic financial instruments
You’ll explore various trading strategies and learn what a trading system is, how to identify entry points for trades, and how to choose the strategy that suits you best. You’ll dive deeper into the functionality of the QUIK trading platform and execute your first trades under the guidance of course experts. As a bonus, you’ll receive insights into career opportunities in the stock market and financial sector.
14 часов теории 18 часов практики 14 hours of theory | 18 hours of practice
14 часов теории 18 часов практики 14 hours of theory | 18 hours of practice
- Trader strategies. Types of trading
- Trader’s system: finding entry points, setting stop-loss and take-profit
- Choosing the optimal trading strategy for yourself. Trader’s journal
- Common beginner mistakes and advice from an experienced trader
- Trading practice in QUIK: working with custom tables
- Hotkeys and their combinations. Interface customization tips
- QUIK: working with orders, stop-loss and take-profit, order book
- Making a trade under supervision (bonds)
- QUIK: trading derivative instruments. Buying futures
- Tax reporting and tax benefits
- Consultation with a tax expert
- Advanced risk management for an investment portfolio
At the end of the course, you will complete a final project and have a one-on-one meeting with an investment advisor.
32 hours of practice
32 hours of practice
- Final consultation on the course
- Individual meeting with an investment advisor to develop a trading strategy
- Final project: "Developing Your Own Trading Strategy and Creating an Asset Portfolio"
You’ll get acquainted with distributed ledgers, blockchain, how mining works and its role in the blockchain ecosystem. You’ll learn the basic principles of cryptography and encryption, and how they help protect data confidentiality and integrity.
You’ll understand the classification of crypto assets and their potential within the framework of Russian legislation, as well as the process of asset tokenization through real-life examples. You’ll be introduced to popular crypto assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, TON, and major cryptocurrency exchanges. You’ll also learn how to perform operations with digital assets using the Wallet application.
You’ll understand the classification of crypto assets and their potential within the framework of Russian legislation, as well as the process of asset tokenization through real-life examples. You’ll be introduced to popular crypto assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, TON, and major cryptocurrency exchanges. You’ll also learn how to perform operations with digital assets using the Wallet application.
- Distributed ledger and blockchain
- Encryption, cryptography, and hashing
- Validation and mining
- Digital assets
- Blockchain networks and cross-chain bridges
- Digital asset platforms
- Transactions with digital financial assets using Wallet
2 Bonus Courses Included
Excel, Working with Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- You’ll master spreadsheet skills, boost your productivity, make data-driven decisions, and gain better control over your investments.
- You’ll get acquainted with blockchain technology, how mining works and its role in the blockchain. You’ll understand the classification of crypto assets and the process of tokenization. You’ll also learn about popular crypto assets and how cryptocurrency exchanges operate.
Comprehensive broker analysis
You’ll select platforms and tools for executing trades
Investment portfolio analysis
You’ll conduct a full audit and compile a list of assets for trading
Risk profile assessment
You’ll determine your risk tolerance and choose suitable platforms and tools
Comprehensive market analysis
You’ll perform fundamental, technical, and news-based analysis
Sample Assignments in the Course
The course includes 12 practical tasks and over 10 workshops.
Practice on a Demo or Personal Brokerage Account
During the workshops, you’ll work in QUIK alongside experts. They will demonstrate how to use the system, explain trading practices, and walk you through complex cases.
Final Project
You’ll develop your own investment or trading strategy, review it with a consultant, and be able to use it to achieve your financial goals.
Describe your risk profile and build the structure of your financial portfolio
Analyze your decision-making methods and specify the type of strategy you plan to use
Identify investment instruments and calculate their potential returns
Receive feedback on your project from an investment advisor
Develop a follow-up strategy of systematic actions to increase your profit
Personal Online Meeting
with an Investment Advisor
with an Investment Advisor
While working on your final project, you’ll receive support from specialists at Russian brokerage firms with over 3 years of experience in financial consulting.
The investment advisor will analyze your trading strategy, identify its strengths and weaknesses, and provide personalized recommendations for improvement.
Choose the Right Plan and Expand Your Knowledge
Master a new field with the course “Investing in Cryptocurrencies.”
You’ll explore strategies for working with digital assets, learn to analyze promising crypto projects, and apply advanced asset management techniques to increase profitability and minimize risks.
You’ll explore strategies for working with digital assets, learn to analyze promising crypto projects, and apply advanced asset management techniques to increase profitability and minimize risks.
2 courses in one plan: “Fundamentals of Trading and Investing” and “Investing in Cryptocurrencies”
8 months of training
Everything included in the Basic Plan
8 months of training
Everything included in the Basic Plan
- Deep dive into decentralized finance
- Evaluation of crypto projects
- Advanced tools in decentralized finance
- Final project: “Selection, Evaluation, and Portfolio Building from Crypto Projects”
- Certificate of Completion for the “Investing in Cryptocurrencies” course
3 274 ₽/month.
36 months with no extra charges
or 112 000 ₽
one-time payment with a 5% discount included
–40% until May 29
196 456 ₽
You’ll gain expertise not only in traditional investing and trading but also in crypto investing — to diversify your assets and discover new sources of income.
Extended Plan
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5 months of training
Course modules:
Certificate of Advanced Training
Course modules:
- Fundamentals of Trading and Investing
- Investor and Trader Tools
- Strategies for Trading and Investing
- Working with Data and Trading Practice
Certificate of Advanced Training
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3 917 ₽/month.
24 months with no extra charges
or 89 300 ₽
one-time payment with a 5% discount included
–40% until May 29
156 700 ₽
Basic Plan
Learn investing and trading to build a solid financial strategy and increase your income.
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How the Training Works
The program was developed with the support of BCS World of Investments
BCS World of Investments is a financial holding with a 26-year history, offering clients a wide range of brokerage and investment services.
BCS World of Investments serves over 900,000 clients and employs more than 6,000 staff members. The holding has branches throughout Russia — in over 40 cities — and international offices in major cities such as New York, London, Limassol, and Dubai.
BCS World of Investments serves over 900,000 clients and employs more than 6,000 staff members. The holding has branches throughout Russia — in over 40 cities — and international offices in major cities such as New York, London, Limassol, and Dubai.
Course Experts — Professional Traders and Financial Advisors
They will support you throughout the course and share insights and advice from their professional experience.
- Dmitry BlankCo-author of the course, entrepreneur, and financial advisor
Founder of the Blanc.Note service. Former Head of Investment Advisory at BCS - Viktor TarasovProfessional trader. Former Lead Consultant in the Global Markets Department at Sberbank
From 2011 to 2019, trained clients of brokers including VTB, BCS, Otkritie, and the Moscow Exchange - Maxim SheinHost of the “No Bad News” show on the BCS World of Investments YouTube channel.
Director of Wealth Management at BCS Asset Management
Asset manager with 25 years of experience - Maria ZyuzinaQualified investor
For over 13 years, has conducted webinars and offline events on brokerage products, the QUIK terminal, taxes, and commissions
We issue an official document to certify your skills
We are licensed by the state and issue a standard-format Certificate of Advanced Training that confirms your qualifications.
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You can apply for an interest-free installment plan through Sber, T-Bank, and other partner banks for a term of 6 to 36 months. The decision to grant the installment plan is made by the bank.
Lectures and workshops are held twice a week in the evenings on weekdays. Each homework assignment will take at least 2–3 hours to complete. You’ll need about 8 to 10 hours per week for studying.
Yes, you can start from scratch. If you don’t yet have a brokerage or individual investment account, our partners will help you open one. First, you'll conduct an analysis of platforms and brokers to choose the best option for you. However, it’s important to take the time to study the basic information to help structure your understanding of finance.
Partial payment is a service that allows you to split the total cost into equal parts and pay them over several months (from 2 to 24). There’s no need to sign a credit agreement. However, using this service may include additional charges.
Recordings of all lectures, webinars, and workshops will be available in your personal account for 3 years from the date of course purchase.
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