Economics Ages 14-18 ● Media ready

Finance and capital markets

This course explores the essentials of Finance and Capital Markets, from how interest works to the ins and outs of stocks, bonds, and cash flow. Discover how financial markets move money, manage risk, and fuel investment decisions, and learn how you can use financial markets to maximize your money.

10 units 55 lessons 254 videos 10 on CDN

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Unit 2 Interest and debt

1 Compound interest basics Free 2 video(s) ● 2 Interest basics Free 2 video(s) ● 3 Credit cards and loans Free 3 video(s) ● 4 Continuous compound interest and e 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) ● 5 Present value 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 6 Personal bankruptcy 🔒 Pro 1 video(s)

Unit 3 Housing

1 Home equity and personal balance sheets 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 2 Renting vs. buying a home 🔒 Pro 4 video(s) 3 Mortgages 🔒 Pro 7 video(s) 4 Home buying process 🔒 Pro 5 video(s)

Unit 4 Inflation

1 Inflation basics 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 2 Inflation scenarios 🔒 Pro 3 Real and nominal return 🔒 Pro 4 Capacity utilization and inflation 🔒 Pro 6 video(s) 5 Deflation 🔒 Pro

Unit 5 Taxes

1 Personal taxes 🔒 Pro 9 video(s) 2 Corporate taxation 🔒 Pro 3 video(s)

Unit 6 Accounting and financial statements

1 Cash versus accrual accounting 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 2 Three core financial statements 🔒 Pro 4 video(s) 3 Depreciation and amortization 🔒 Pro 4 video(s)

Unit 7 Stocks and bonds

1 Introduction to stocks 🔒 Pro 2 Shorting stock 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 3 Understanding company statements and capital structure 🔒 Pro 4 video(s) 4 Corporate metrics and valuation 🔒 Pro 12 video(s) 5 Life of a company--from birth to death 🔒 Pro 6 video(s) 6 Dilution 🔒 Pro 1 video(s) 7 Mergers and acquisitions 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 8 Leveraged buy-outs 🔒 Pro 1 video(s) 9 Bonds 🔒 Pro 5 video(s) 10 Corporate bankruptcy 🔒 Pro 2 video(s)

Unit 8 Investment vehicles, insurance, and retirement

1 Mutual funds and ETFs 🔒 Pro 5 video(s) 2 Retirement accounts: IRAs and 401ks 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 3 Life insurance 🔒 Pro 1 video(s) 4 Hedge funds 🔒 Pro 7 video(s) 5 Investment and consumption 🔒 Pro 6 video(s)

Unit 9 Money, banking and central banks

1 Banking and money 🔒 Pro 25 video(s) 2 Quantitative easing 🔒 Pro 6 video(s) 3 2008 bank bailout 🔒 Pro 4 Geithner plan 🔒 Pro 6 video(s) 5 Foreign exchange and trade 🔒 Pro 8 video(s) 6 Chinese currency and U.S. debt 🔒 Pro 9 video(s) 7 2011-2012 Greek debt crisis 🔒 Pro 8 Bitcoin 🔒 Pro 9 video(s)

Unit 10 Options, swaps, futures, MBSs, CDOs, and other derivatives

1 Put and call options 🔒 Pro 18 video(s) 2 Forward and futures contracts 🔒 Pro 19 video(s) 3 Mortgage-backed securities 🔒 Pro 1 video(s) 4 Collateralized debt obligations 🔒 Pro 1 video(s) 5 Credit default swaps 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 6 Interest rate swaps 🔒 Pro 2 video(s) 7 Black-Scholes formula 🔒 Pro 2 video(s)

Unit 11 Current economics

1 Unemployment 🔒 Pro 3 video(s) 2 Housing price conundrum 🔒 Pro 3 Credit crisis 🔒 Pro 12 video(s) 4 Paulson bailout 🔒 Pro 5 European Union 🔒 Pro 6 video(s)