This document provides an introduction to four global asset classes: stocks, forex, futures, and options. It discusses that the forex market involves measuring currency values against each other, trades 24/7, and has the largest daily trading volume of any market. Examples of major currency pairs are provided. Stocks represent ownership in companies and trade on exchanges, while futures involve contracts between buyers and sellers mainly through the CME, such as for stock indexes and currencies. Options provide future contracts for various markets.

1. Introduction to Global Markets

2. 4 asset classes covered
Stocks
Forex
Futures
Options

3. Then
s

4. Now

5. Forex

6. Forex
Foreign exchange market
1. Measures the value of one
currency in another currency. E.g.
USD/CAD, EUR/USD
2. Trades 24 hours a day except
weekends
3. Biggest trading volume (daily
turnover of 3.98 trillion) of all
markets.

7.  Similar to stocks, forex is
affected by many events.
 Technicals: chart patterns,
volume, RSI.
 Fundamentals: countries „
economic indicators,
political events.
Fluctuations

8. USD/JPY

9. 1. George Soros, economist,
chairman of Soros Fund
Management
2. “The Man who broke the
Bank of England”
Famous
people
Most famous for his
$1Billion in profits during
the “Black Wednesday UK
currency crisis”

10. GBP/USD

11. And of course…..USD/SGD

12. AUD/USD

13. EUR/USD

14. Stocks
 Part of a company
 Traded on stock exchanges
 E.g. NYSE, NASDAQ etc.

20.  A contract between a buyer and a seller
 More than 80% of the futures contracts trade
through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange
 Stock index futures
 Currency futures

28.  Lots of markets to trade or invest in.
 Futures options