This course teaches beginners how to invest in stocks on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Students will learn how to value companies, identify ones to invest in, and conduct fundamental and technical analysis. The course covers setting up brokerage accounts, understanding financial statements, researching companies, sector-specific investing, and using trading platforms to buy and sell stocks. Guest speakers from investment firms and the brokerage industry will provide practical insights. The goal is for students to learn successful trading methods and earn income by investing in the stock market.

1. Investing 101: Stock Market for Beginners
This course covers everything required to know about investing in stocks in Pakistan. The
participants will learn about how to choose the right companies for investment.
The instructor will take the participants step by step through the aspects of investing and making
a financial return from the Pakistan Stock Exchange. Students will learn how to value a
company, identify a company to invest in as well as sector specific investment such as oil,
pharmaceuticals, etc. They will also be taught how to carry out a fundamental and technical
analysis of a company. By using the trading platform of brokerage firms and global apps, they
will be self-sufficient to invest in companies with the hope of good returns.
Learning Outcomes
This course is perfect for a beginner with no technical skills, or if they are already familiar with
equity investments and are looking for ways to increase their earnings from stocks. The course
is tailored for participants who are new to the field, or have prior experience but are looking for a
blueprint for successful trading methods.
At the end of the course, students will be able to invest in stocks and earn an income on the
side.
Course Content
Week 1
How a company or a business works
 What are stocks
 Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Setting up a brokerage account
 Selecting a broker
 Signing up with a brokerage firm
Week 2
Balance Sheet
 Assets
 Liabilities
 Shareholder’s Equity
Income Statement
 Revenue
 Expenses
 Profit/Loss

2. Cash Flow Statement
 Cash In
 Cash Out
Week 3
How to value a company for investment
 Fundamental analysis
 Technical analysis
Financial ratios
 PE ratio
 EPS
 Dividend yield
 Earning growth
Week 4
How to research
 Financial reports
 News (Print, electronic media, etc.)
 Political factors
 Economic factors
 Earning potential
Sector specific
 Oil
 Pharmaceuticals
 Technology
 Textiles
 Automobiles
Week 5
How to operate the trading platform
 Low volume stock
 High volume stock
 Upper limit
 Lower limit
Demo application of trading platform
 Live investment/trading
 Buying and selling

3. Week 6
Guest speaker session
 Head of Research/Equities at an Investment company
 A motivational speaker on entrepreneurial investing
Guest speaker session
 CEO of a prestigious brokerage firm in Pakistan
 A global figure for general overview on international stocks
Instructor
Name: Hissan Ur Rehman
Education: BSc - LUMS, MBA - Cardiff University (UK)
Designation: Founder, PCB’s Biomechanics Lab at LUMS
Head of Game Development Department at Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Hissan Ur Rehman heads the Game Development department at PCB. He is the founder of the
biomechanics lab at LUMS. He is also a management consultant by education and provides
consultation on investing in companies.