Trading & Investment Analysis Program in Hyderabad
Learn trading, derivatives and investment analysis in depth over eight modules, and prepare for the NCFM exams that lead to NSE Academy’s Certified Market Professional Level 3.
Who this course is for
Career builders
You want a deep, long-form course for a career in the markets.
Serious traders
You want to master derivatives, options and chart analysis together.
Investors
You want to combine trading skills with portfolio management.
Graduates
You want eight NCFM certificates from one program.
What you’ll learn
8 modules, 55 topics. Each module prepares you for its own NCFM exam.
Capital Market (Dealers)
- Overview of the Indian securities market
- Trading membership and market participants
- Primary market mechanics (IPOs, listing)
- Secondary market trading system and order types
- Clearing, settlement and margin requirements
- Risk management framework at the exchange
- Regulatory and compliance essentials
- Investor grievance and protection mechanism
Derivatives Market (Dealers)
- Introduction to forwards, futures and options
- Futures pricing and payoff diagrams
- Options basics and payoff diagrams
- Trading mechanism of equity derivatives
- Clearing, settlement and margining of derivatives
- Regulatory, accounting and taxation aspects
Equity Derivatives: A Beginner’s Module
- Concept and need for derivative instruments
- Types of derivative products traded in India
- How derivatives are traded on stock exchanges
- Basic terminology: lot size, expiry, strike price
Technical Analysis
- Dow Theory and market structure
- Support and resistance in practice
- Trend lines, channels and price action
- Chart patterns: Western classical and Japanese candlesticks
- Moving averages as trend indicators
- Momentum indicators: RSI and MACD
- Volatility indicator: Bollinger Bands
- Volume-based tools: OBV and volume profile
- Heikin Ashi patterns
- Swing trading strategy and money management rules
Fundamental Analysis
- Basics of equity fundamentals and research terminology
- Industry and economic analysis
- Reading the profit and loss statement
- Reading the balance sheet and cash flow statement
- Ratio analysis and interpretation
- Valuation parameters and methods
- Company, business and management quality analysis
- Stock shortlisting and selection for investment
Options Trading Strategies
- Options basics recap: calls, puts and moneyness
- Single-leg strategies: covered call, protective put
- Spread strategies: bull call, bear put and their reverse
- Straddles and strangles
- Butterfly and condor strategies
- Using options to hedge an existing position
- Introduction to the Greeks: Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega
Options Trading (Advanced)
- Volatility models: ARCH, EWMA and GARCH
- Implied volatility and the volatility smile
- Option pricing models, including Black-Scholes
- Advanced strategies: ratio spreads, synthetic positions, collars
- Open interest and max pain analysis
- Applying the full set of Greeks to strategy selection
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
- The investment environment and instrument universe
- Measuring risk and return
- Modern portfolio theory fundamentals
- Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)
- Portfolio construction and diversification
- Evaluating portfolio performance
Skills you’ll walk away with
- Explain how the Indian stock market and derivatives market work
- Read price charts and indicators
- Read financial statements and value a company
- Build basic and advanced option strategies
- Understand volatility and option pricing
- Build and evaluate a portfolio
Your certification path
- 1
Complete the course
Attend at least 75% of classes to receive the Be Financially Literate course certificate.
- 2
Pass the NCFM exams
Book the 8 NCFM module exams with NSE Academy. We guide you through registration. The exam fee is paid directly to NSE Academy.
- 3
Build on it
With the required valid NCFM module certificates, NSE Academy issues certificates such as Certified Derivatives Pro, Certified Derivatives Champion, Certified Investment Analyst Pro and Certified Market Professional Level 3.
NCFM certificates are issued by NSE Academy after you pass the exam, not by Be Financially Literate.
Course validity and attendance
Start within 3 months of payment. Once classes begin, complete the course within 6 months + 30 days (6 months + 30 buffer days). Missed classes are covered through notes and doubt-clearing sessions.
Read the Training & Attendance PolicyQuestions about this course
Do I learn everything from the basics?
Yes. The program starts with the Capital Market and Derivatives Market modules and builds up step by step.
Are the NCFM exam fees included?
No. You pay each exam fee directly to NSE Academy when you book that exam. We guide you through registration.
Can I take this course online?
No. This course runs as a classroom batch at our centre in Bandlaguda Jagir, Hyderabad.
What if I miss some classes?
The batch continues as scheduled. You can cover missed topics through notes and doubt-clearing sessions within your 6-month + 30-day validity.
Will you give me stock tips?
No. This is an education course. We teach you how to analyse the market yourself; we don’t give tips or investment advice.
Ready to learn Trading & Investment Analysis Program?
₹70,000 + GST. Classroom batches in Hyderabad.