Before making any investment decision it is essential to understand why people invest or how do the basics of the markets work. This introductory section aims to answering these questions plus introducing more advanced topics to provide a comprehensive whilst complete view of the financial markets. This guide will not be the typical theoretical course found on academic textbooks and real-life situations and problems will be assessed in each of the sections of the course.

Below you will find the lessons covered in this part. All them combined will teach you why people invest and how do financial transactions work nowadays.