Capital Markets & Trading Courses and Certifications

Career Certificate

Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA®) Certification

13927 ratings at Corporate Finance Institute

Master Capital Markets knowledge and skills and stand out as a certified professional

• Corporate Finance Institute
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Financial Markets

34 ratings

An overview of the ideas, methods, and institutions that permit human society to manage risks and foster enterprise. Emphasis on financially-savvy leadership skills. Description of practices today and analysis of prospects for the future

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Lifecycle of a Trade

14 ratings at Corporate Finance Institute

Increase your understanding of the trade lifecycle by identifying all the participants, understanding trade initiation and execution, comparing different market mechanisms, and describing confirmation, clearing, and settlement processes

• Corporate Finance Institute
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Trading Basics

1826 ratings at Coursera

Read financial statements and filings, compute key financial ratios, estimate expected returns with CAPM, APT and Fama-French, and navigate order types, trading costs and liquidity.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Interactive Brokers Career Certificate

Practical Guide to Trading

873 ratings at Coursera

Explore how equities, forex, bonds and derivatives markets interconnect: trade stocks, currency pairs, U.S. bonds, options and futures, and practice in a simulated paper trading account.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Free Day Trading Course

33 ratings

A practical introduction to stock day trading centered on reading price action, placing orders, managing risk, and trading psychology.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

EDUCBA

Analyze Trade Life Cycle in Investment Banking Ops

17 ratings at Coursera

Trace a trade from pre-trade to settlement: analyze execution, confirmation, reconciliation, front, middle and back office roles, and OTC derivatives such as interest rate swaps.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA Career Certificate

Analyze Investment Banking, Markets & Asset Management

11 ratings at Coursera

Analyze how investment banks and financial market systems operate, then evaluate asset and fund management strategies, derivative swaps, futures and options, and equity market mechanics.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Series 7 Exam: Study Guide & Practice

Prepare for the FINRA Series 7 exam: equity and debt securities, municipal bonds, options, REITs, margin, customer accounts, and new-issue and advertising regulations.

• Study.com
• 38 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Securities Lending Market Fundamentals

Learn how securities lending works: borrowing workflows, collateral management, stock loan rebates and reinvestment earnings, convertible bond arbitrage, and lending policies and legal documentation.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

FINRA SIE Exam 2026: Complete Prep Course + Practice

788 ratings at Udemy

Current: Pass the SIE first try: 8h video, 2 practice exams, 250+ questions, slides & cheat sheet

• Udemy
• 6 hours 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introducción a la inversión bursátil

423 ratings

Aprende las bases de la inversión en bolsa. Conoce los productos en que invertir, gráficos e indicadores que usan los gestores profesionales.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

EDUCBA Career Certificate

Capital Markets Trading and Strategy Mastery

25 ratings at Coursera

Build rule-based stock trading systems: read market structure and chart patterns, apply RSI, MACD, ATR and moving averages, and execute trades with disciplined risk control.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

Principles of Financial Market and Analytics (3 Credits) (B-SkillFull Campaign)

This course is a comprehensive course designed to integrate five crucial domains of finance: financial management, technical analysis, derivatives, currency and commodity markets, and robo-advisory. S

• SWAYAM Plus
• 60 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Machine Learning for Trading

14 ratings

Implement machine learning based strategies to make trading decisions using real-world data.

• Udacity
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course