Course Category

Equities - Online

A detailed introduction to equity securities, this curriculum covers the types, characteristics and risks of common stock, preferred stock, and other equity-related instruments such as rights, warrants, and convertible bonds. Each type of security is presented from the perspective of both investors and issuers. The course also covers equity indexes, index options and index mutual funds.

Please note that this is a curriculum of individual course modules. You will need to pass each module exam in order to qualify for a certificate of completion.

This is an asynchronous eLearning program that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer.

• Recognize some of the risks associated with common stocks
• Identify the different categories of common stocks
• Explain a stockholder's claim on corporate assets
• Read and comprehend stock quotations in the financial press.
• Identify how returns are generated on preferred stocks
• Recognize some of the risks associated with preferred stocks
• Distinguish between the various types of preferred stock.
• Identify how returns are generated on preferred stocks
• Identify the characteristics of rights and warrants
• Perform basic valuations of rights and warrants
• Recognize the characteristics of an ADR or EDR
• Identify the characteristics of convertible bonds
• Perform basic valuations of convertible bonds
• Identify the purposes and uses of the various stock indexes
• Discuss options using the vocabulary associated with it
• Identify the basic characteristics of options on equities
• Explain the basic characteristics of index mutual funds
• Read and comprehend stock option listings.