Investor Basics
4 courses · 24 lessons
Shares, demat, mutual funds, goal planning with SIPs and the tax you'll pay.
- 1Stocks 101
- 2Mutual Funds & SIP
- 3Goal-Based Investing with Mutual Funds
- 4Tax Basics
Free · No tips, no selling · English & Hinglish
Short lessons built on Indian examples, quizzes that explain every answer, a Daily Review that makes it stick, and a graded exam for each certificate.
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How it works
Chapters of short lessons with drawn diagrams, worked Indian examples, key terms and common mistakes, in English or Hinglish.
One answer, many answers, true or false, calculations and put-in-order questions, with a final score and the reason for every answer.
Collect a coin with the PaisaTrade emblem for every chapter, course, streak and practice milestone.
Score 70% on a graded exam to earn a certificate you can share. Daily Review keeps it fresh.
Learning paths
4 courses · 24 lessons
Shares, demat, mutual funds, goal planning with SIPs and the tax you'll pay.
1 course · 6 lessons
Spot fake tips, fake apps and pump-and-dumps before they cost you.
1 course · 6 lessons
Read a prospectus, apply with UPI and understand GMP and listing day.
2 courses · 12 lessons
How currencies and crypto work, what Indian rules say, and how their scams operate. Education only.
4 courses · 39 lessons
Charts, risk and discipline — then the reality of F&O before its concepts.
All courses
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
What a share is, how the market runs, and how to read a company before you buy
44 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
How mutual funds work, why SIPs compound, and how to pick and automate a fund
42 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
Futures, options, hedging, and strategies
42 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
How IPOs work, how to read the offer document, apply through UPI and think clearly on listing day
42 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
STCG, LTCG, dividends, F&O income and ITR filing, explained for investors
42 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
5 chapters · 6 reward coins
From what a share is to a written trading plan: charts, price action, risk and psychology, practised on paper
115 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
Spot finfluencer pitches, fake apps, pump-and-dumps and deepfakes, check registrations and know how to report fraud
30 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
SEBI's loss data, leverage, option decay and costs — before you ever trade derivatives
25 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
Position sizing, stop-losses, drawdowns, expectancy, biases and a journal that makes you better
25 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
Turn goals into numbers: emergency fund, SIP targets, asset allocation, fund choice and tax
31 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
How currencies trade, what is legal in India, pips, lots and leverage, and how forex scams work
30 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
3 chapters · 4 reward coins
Blockchains, coins and tokens, Indian tax rules, wallets and keys, the real risks and common scams
30 quiz questions · final exam · certificate
Practice what you learn
Yes. Every course, quiz, Daily Review and certificate on this page is free. You only need a free account so we can save your progress.
Yes. Each course is available in English and Hinglish (Hindi in Roman script). You choose the language when you open a course and can switch any time.
Finish all lessons in a course, then pass its final exam with 70% or more. The exam is graded on our server, and you get three attempts a day.
No. PaisaTrade teaches how markets work and how to manage risk. We don't give tips or recommendations and we aren't a broker or investment adviser.
Start with the Investor Basics path: Stocks 101, then Mutual Funds & SIP. If you want to trade, take Safety First and the F&O Reality Check before F&O Concepts.