Stocks & Shares — Module 1: Understanding the Basics
Module 1: Understanding Stocks & Shares
Lessons 1 to 4 — Building a Strong Foundation for Beginners
Lesson 1: What Are Stocks and Shares?
Learn what a share represents, how investors can own part of a company, why companies issue shares, and how shareholders can potentially benefit from company growth and dividends.
Lesson 2: How Does the Stock Market Work?
Understand how buyers and sellers interact, how shares are traded through exchanges and brokers, and why market prices continually change as supply, demand and new information affect investor decisions.
Lesson 3: Understanding the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
Discover how the JSE fits into South Africa’s financial system, what listed companies are, how shares are traded, and why understanding the local market is important for South African beginners.
Lesson 4: Why Do Share Prices Go Up and Down?
Learn how company performance, supply and demand, economic conditions, interest rates, investor expectations and major news can influence share prices.