This study guide complements the course Before You Start Trading or Investing: Understand the Stock Market and How it Works. Please note this is the study guide and notes only and does not include the video disks. Please visit http: //rise2learn.com to get the full course. As for the course, the course focuses on an introduction to the stock market and how it works. It is a fundamental level course to get you prepared for stock trading or investing. This course is not for the intermediate or advanced stock trader. However, if you are new to stock trading, do not know anything, or would like a solid foundation this course is for you It is the most basic course that sets you up towards future intermediate, advanced, and professional level courses to get you trading successfully and consistently. In this course we cover: What are Stocks and How to Trade Them How Money is Made in the Stock Market Trading for a Living and Market Attraction The Game of Wall Street Program Trading and High-Frequency Trading What You Need Before You Start Trading Different Types of Investment Accounts Day Trader vs. Swing Trader vs. Long-Term Investor 10 Mindsets of Stock Trading Success 10 Reasons Many Traders Fail How to Read Level 1 Quotes Basics of Trading and Executing Trades Frequently Asked Questions On Stocks and Trading And Much More "