The stock exchange has its own set of concepts, laws and processes that can be confusing, whether you are a first-time investor or have been using a broker to invest for you. It makes sense that you need to understand the system and how it works, in order to derive the most benefit from investing in it. 

Sharenet College offers a comprehensive, 27-module Stock Exchange Course that equips you with the relevant skills and information to help you navigate the equity markets and make wise investment decisions. 

What the course covers

The stock exchange course is designed for personal use at home and is completed via correspondence.  The study material is thorough, first covering the basics of investing before moving on to intermediate and advanced topics:

Module 1 - Introduction to investing on the JSE

Module 2 - Listed companies on the JSE

Module 3 – The company as the basic structure for listed businesses

Module 4 - Share basics

Module 5 - Trading on the JSE

Module 6 - Introduction to fundamental analysis

Module 7 - Tracking the market

Module 8 - Introduction to the financial accounts of a company

Module 9 - Introduction to financial ratios

Module 10 - Basic investment principles

Module 11 - Fundamental analysis of a listed company

Module 12 - Basic Introduction to technical analysis

Module 13 - Money management strategy

Module 14 - How to select a shortlist of shares

Module 15 - Worksheets

Module 16 - Examples of winning strategies of top investors

Module 17 - Various economic and market statistics to put things into perspective

Module 18 - Basic economic theory

Module 19 - Corporate restructuring

Module 20 - Personal planning

Module 21 - Other investments

Module 22 - Forwards and Futures           New!

Module 23 - Options and Warrants          New!

Module 24 - Contracts for difference (CFDs) and financial spread betting                       New!

Module 25 - Forex trading                          New!

Module 26 - An overview of the main sectors of the JSE

Module 27 - Putting all the theory into practice

Read more about each module

Exams and certification

A module can be studied in about two hours, and each one ends with a self-test assessment. The final exam is sent to you separately after you advise Sharenet that you are ready to write it. After you have returned your answers to Sharenet, they will be marked and if successful, you will receive a certificate. If you do not pass the first time, you will be able to re-write the exam.

Package and costs

The purchase of Sharenet College’s Stock Exchange Course costs R7999 and includes comprehensive course material and study guides, Market Tracker software, Technical Analysis A to Z book, Profile JSE Handbook, 12 month download service, 12 months access to Sharenet’s Trade Plus Service, consensus forecasts, live prices, free broker research and daily reports with an online trading account. Please note that this offer is valid until 30 December 2009.

The cost is significantly lower than other similar courses because it is only sold through the Internet.  Sharenet offers a full refund within 14 days on return of the course material, if you are not satisfied with the contents.

Sharenet also offers students support at any time during office hours, and can be contacted via phone or email.

The authors of the course

The course was developed by Ian de Lange, Sharenet’s Financial Director, who also owns an asset management company focused on servicing portfolios for high net worth investors.  Ian qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992, passed the Investment General and Investment Advice exams set by the Institute of Stockbrokers in 1998, and completed his Honors in Financial and Portfolio Management at the University of Cape Town.

Four new modules have recently been added by AJ Cilliers, currently a senior lecturer at the University of Brighton Business School, teaching Management Accounting and Financial Management. These modules cover forwards and futures, options and warrants, contracts for difference (CFDs) and financial spread betting, and forex trading. Prior to moving to Brighton, AJ was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the University of Cape Town, after holding senior accounting and financial management positions in a number of well-known South African companies. AJ consults to various corporate clients, and also presents a range of finance and management accounting topics on programmes run by UCT’s Graduate School of Business.

More information

For more information on the Sharenet College Stock Exchange Course, please visit: www.sharenetcollege.co.za

Or contact:

Malcolm Thompson

021 700 4800

malcolm@sharenet.co.za