At Online Share Trading we believe that wealth begins with better knowledge and hence we offer various courses and presentations to our clients. We even offer a course to the general public. Most of these courses and presentations are free! If you have any questions please feel free to contact us: South Africa 0860 121 161, International +27 11 415 5000 or email [email protected]

Downloadable guides and articles

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Getting started in shares

Unit 1- Investment principles (PDF: 150 KB)

Unit 2 - Risk options and types of shares (PDF: 874 KB)

Unit 3 � The ABC of investing (PDF: 885 KB)

Unit 4 � The importance of dividends (PDF: 469 KB)

Unit 5 � Explaining fundamental analysis (PDF: 154 KB)

Unit 6 � Walking the fundamental analysis talk (PDF: 138 KB)

Unit 7 � What�s bottom-up analysis? (PDF: 115 KB)

Unit 8 � Understanding Basic Accounting (PDF: 110 KB)

Unit 9 � What is Technical Analysis? (PDF: 127 KB)

Unit 10 � What are warrants? (PDF: 112 KB)

Unit 11 � Trading Warrants and share instalments (PDF: 150 KB)

Unit 12 � What is single stock futures? (PDF: 151 KB)

Single Stock Futures

Basic guide to trading SSF's on Online Share Trading (PDF: 131 KB)

SSF Educational Brochure (PDF: 241 KB)

SSF Presentation - January 2006 - Part 1 (PDF: 594 KB)

SSF Presentation - January 2006 - Part 2 (PDF: 943 KB)

Other articles

Investor or Trader? - learn how tax on shares is levied (PDF: 313 KB)

What is SATRIX? - An alternative to unit trusts.

Why does it take 5 business days to be able to withdraw funds after a trade?

What are warrants (PDF: 343 KB)

What are share instalments (PDF: 233 KB)

What are discount instalments (PDF: 32 KB)

What are turbo instalments? (PDF: 785 KB)

What are Enhanced Dividend Securities (EDS (PDF: 100 KB)

What are DARTS (PDF: 74 KB)

What are Preference Shares (PDF: 246 KB)

What is ITRIX (PDF: 97 KB)

Want exposure to the gold price - New Gold shares "GLD" (PDF: 607 KB)