EODHD Academy

Your First Market Steps

A calm, jargon-free entry into markets, anchored to a company you already know.

4 units · 16 lessons · 48 min read · plus hands-on practice, at your pace

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What is a stock?

Your Anchor Company · 3 min read · foundations

Start the first lesson

Unit 1 Your Anchor Company

  1. What is a stock? 3 min
  2. Why did the price change today? 3 min
  3. What do you actually own? 4 min
  4. Is a $500 stock "expensive"? 4 min
Practice Check · Unit 1 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 2 How Buying Works

  1. Who actually sells you a stock? 3 min
  2. Why can't you just buy "at the price"? 3 min
  3. What does a trade really cost? 3 min
  4. Why practice before real money? 2 min
Practice Check · Unit 2 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 3 The Instrument Zoo

  1. Stocks vs bonds — what's the difference? 3 min
  2. What is an ETF? 3 min
  3. Index funds and mutual funds — how do they differ? 3 min
  4. Which instrument does what? 3 min
Practice Check · Unit 3 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Unit 4 Prices, Moves & Risk

  1. Why do prices move at all? 3 min
  2. What is volatility? 3 min
  3. What does a 20% drop feel like? 3 min
  4. Your first market map — course checkpoint 2 min
Practice Check · Unit 4 A short check · cannot be failed Start

Last Course exam

One exam, the whole course Unlocks when you have read all 16 lessons

Passing it earns the course certificate. It also counts toward the Investor track (course 1 of 6): pass every course exam in a track to earn its track certificate.