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A beginner’s first 30-day learning plan

About 30–45 minutes a day. Read, then practise straight away on MojoStox with virtual money. Don’t rush: it’s fine to take 60 days.

Week 1: Foundations

  1. Day 1Read Level 1, topics 1–6 (money to why prices move).Open →
  2. Day 2Finish Level 1. Take its knowledge checks.Open →
  3. Day 3Level 2: exchanges, SEBI, depositories.Open →
  4. Day 4Level 2: indices. Open the Nifty 50 page and find 5 companies you know.Open →
  5. Day 5Level 3: prices. Open Reliance and find open, high, low, close, volume.Open →
  6. Day 6Level 3: market cap and corporate actions.Open →
  7. Day 7Review week 1. Do the Level 1–3 practice questions.Open →

Week 2: First (virtual) investments

  1. Day 8Level 4: accounts and orders.Open →
  2. Day 9Sign up on MojoStox and buy 1 share of a Nifty 50 company with virtual money.Open →
  3. Day 10Place a limit order and a stop-loss. Watch what happens.Open →
  4. Day 11Level 4: charges and tax. Calculate the charges on your virtual trade.Open →
  5. Day 12Level 5: trading types; read the comparison table.Open →
  6. Day 13Level 5: compounding. Calculate ₹5,000/month for 20 years at a hypothetical 10%.Open →
  7. Day 14Start a virtual SIP in a Nifty 50 index fund.Open →

Week 3: Analysing companies and charts

  1. Day 15Level 6: ratios (EPS, P/E, P/B, ROE).Open →
  2. Day 16Compare TCS and Infosys ratios on their stock pages.Open →
  3. Day 17Level 6: financial statements and red flags.Open →
  4. Day 18Fill the stock evaluation checklist for one company.Open →
  5. Day 19Level 7: candles, support, resistance, trends.Open →
  6. Day 20Level 7: indicators and patterns. Find support/resistance on a real chart.Open →
  7. Day 21Review week 3. Read 3 stock case studies.Open →

Week 4: Funds, IPOs, risk and rules

  1. Day 22Level 8: how funds work and fund types.Open →
  2. Day 23Level 8: choosing funds. Use the Top funds tab and the MF checklist.Open →
  3. Day 24Level 9: market cap. Compare Nifty 50, Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 today.Open →
  4. Day 25Level 10: IPOs. Apply the IPO checklist to a current IPO.Open →
  5. Day 26Level 12: risk management. Size a virtual trade with 1% risk.Open →
  6. Day 27Level 12: psychology. Start a trading journal.Open →
  7. Day 28Level 13: tax and rules.Open →
  8. Day 29Level 11 (read only): understand F&O risks. Don’t trade them yet.Open →
  9. Day 30Take all 100 practice questions. Write your own investment strategy.Open →