Research Links

Stock Market: Educational Sites, Market Publications


  • Financial Markets Institute The Market Maker Platform is a case based financial markets simulator and real-time portfolio manager used to train traders to trade and execute strategies in a realistic market environment.

  • Bollinger Bands John Bollinger's website that provides comprehensive information about Bollinger Bands. A free market commentary is posted every Friday.

  • Contingency Analysis Over 300 pages of information on financial risk management. Topics include: value at risk, derivative instruments, credit risk management and financial engineering.

  • Daytrading University Learn professional techniques for how to daytrade using NASDAQ Level 2, T&S and chart patterns in our Online Daytrading University. Professional daytrading, done successfully.

  • Entrepreneur Books We review investing, small business, career, and self-help books. We hope you enjoy our book reviews! Also visit our small business and investing links.

  • Elliott Wave International The world's premier provider of Elliott Wave analysis. Get the decision making edge you need with expert stock market forecasts. Plus, learn more about how investor psychology affects market movement with the free Elliott Wave tutorial.

  • Fairmark Press Tax Guide for Investors The Internet's Plain Language Tax Guide™ provides a guide for beginning investors, guide to the Roth IRA, guide to mutual fund tax issues, much more.

  • Federal Information Center

  • The Federal Marketplace Procurement data warehouse.

  • Fedworld Information Network

  • The Financial Edge, Inc. An educational institution that provides specialized training for those wanting to learn the art of stock trading or investing.

  • International Faculty of Finance (IFF) Provides specialist financial training. Offering over 60 public courses including derivatives, trading, analysis, maths, corporate finance, investment regulation, compliance, risk and management development. Courses may be run onsite, or computer-based.

  • International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA)

  • International Finance & Commodities Institute

  • Investment Education International training company providing courses in Fund Management, Securities, Offshore Funds Administration, Derivatives, Settlement, Accounting and Finance. Courses in Europe and Miami. Tailored in-house courses at your location also available.

  • InvestorWords A comprehensive investing glossary site, with over 4,000 definitions and 15,000 links between related terms.

  • Learning to Invest Helping investors learn the fundamental keys of investment in order to build suitable portfolios. Included are sample portfolios, editorials, and an option strategy guide.

  • MarketCompass.com The leader in investment education ­ we teach fundamentals! We do not offer tips, formulas, and strategies or any other get rich quick investment schemes. We are the sole education provider for the Pacific Stock Exchange and have been formally reviewed and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • Market Technicians Association The Market Technicians Association is dedicated to the furthering of Technical Analysis and education about Technical Analysis.

  • New Millennium Seminars We are a seminar company and teach many aspects of trading live and on tape, from swing to day trading. From charts to fundamentals. Come check it out and join the free email alert list.

  • NexTrend Institutional quality financial market data, analytical tools and studies, multi sourced fundamentals and news along with the ability to execute trades through our integrated online and broker assisted trading affiliate, NexTrend Trading, Inc.

  • North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) International organization devoted to investor protection. A voluntary association whose membership consists of 65 state, provincial, and territorial securities administrators in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico. In the United States, NASAA is the voice of the 50 state securities agencies responsible for efficient capital formation and grass-roots investor protection.

  • NUMAWEB Financial resource center and bookshop.

  • Online Trading 101 Stockbrokers and investment information education including quotes, charts, mutual funds, ipo's, commentary, market reports, employment ads, jobs.
    Online Trading Academy Providing superb trading education to novice and advanced traders worldwide. We have the facilities, the platforms, the content and the dedicated faculty. We have been educating individuals in the art of day trading since June 1997. Our training courses offer a complete education experience focusing on trading fundamentals including risk management, execution skills, and technical analysis.


  • Online Trading Expo This convention for online investors and traders draws over 5000 people from all 50 states and 40 countries. Compare and evaluate hundreds of trading tools and services at the largest gathering of electronic traders worldwide.

  • Thomas Legislative Information Complete record of Congressional bills, laws, the Congressional Record, historical information and current Congressional activity.

  • Traders Press Bookstore Selected publications covering a wide variety of investor's need.

  • Virtual Stock Exchange The web's best educational stock market simulation. We at VSE believe that interactive, hands-on learning is the most effective way to understand finance.