Outside resources

These are free outside resources for learning about markets, data and regulation. They are not ours: each link goes to another organization’s site and opens in a new tab.

Charting

Charting platforms where you can practice reading price charts.

3 sites

TradingView (opens in a new tab) tradingview.com
Web-based charting and market-data platform with a public script library.
StockCharts (opens in a new tab) stockcharts.com
Web-based charting platform with technical-analysis reference articles.
thinkorswim (Charles Schwab) (opens in a new tab) thinkorswim.com
Trading and charting platform offered by Charles Schwab.

Brokers

Firms that hold trading accounts and handle orders.

8 sites

Brokers are listed alphabetically. This is not a recommendation of any firm, and the Academy is not a broker or adviser.

Charles Schwab (opens in a new tab) schwab.com
US brokerage firm offering stock, ETF, options, and futures accounts.
E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley (opens in a new tab) etrade.com
US brokerage firm owned by Morgan Stanley offering stock, ETF, options, and futures accounts.
Fidelity Investments (opens in a new tab) fidelity.com
US brokerage and asset-management firm offering stock, ETF, and options accounts.
Interactive Brokers (opens in a new tab) interactivebrokers.com
US brokerage firm offering access to stocks, options, and futures on many exchanges.
NinjaTrader (opens in a new tab) ninjatrader.com
US futures brokerage and trading platform.
tastytrade (opens in a new tab) tastytrade.com
US brokerage firm focused on options, futures, and stock accounts.
Tradovate (opens in a new tab) tradovate.com
Web-based futures brokerage platform, part of NinjaTrader.
Webull (opens in a new tab) webull.com
US brokerage app offering stock, ETF, options, and futures accounts.

Content (YouTube channels)

Video channels that explain market topics.

7 sites

Cboe Global Markets (YouTube, @CboeGlobalMarkets) (opens in a new tab) youtube.com
Official exchange channel covering options and market structure topics.
CME Group (YouTube, @CMEGroup) (opens in a new tab) youtube.com
Official exchange channel with futures and options education videos.
Federal Reserve (YouTube, @federalreserve) (opens in a new tab) youtube.com
Official Federal Reserve Board channel with press conferences and explainers.
Khan Academy (YouTube, @KhanAcademy) (opens in a new tab) youtube.com
Nonprofit education channel including finance and economics lessons.
Options Industry Council (YouTube, @optionseducation) (opens in a new tab) youtube.com
Industry-funded options education channel.
SEC (YouTube, @SECVideos) (opens in a new tab) youtube.com
Official channel of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
TradingView (YouTube, @TradingView) (opens in a new tab) youtube.com
Official channel with platform tutorials and charting walkthroughs.

Economics and data

Agencies and central banks that publish economic data.

8 sites

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (opens in a new tab) bea.gov
US agency publishing GDP, personal income, and PCE data.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (opens in a new tab) bls.gov
US agency publishing employment, inflation (CPI, PPI), and wage data.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York (opens in a new tab) newyorkfed.org
Regional Federal Reserve Bank publishing markets and economic research data.
Federal Reserve Board (opens in a new tab) federalreserve.gov
Official site of the US central bank's Board of Governors.
TreasuryDirect (opens in a new tab) treasurydirect.gov
US Treasury site for auction information and government securities.
US Census Bureau (opens in a new tab) census.gov
US agency publishing retail sales, housing, and trade data.
US Department of the Treasury (opens in a new tab) home.treasury.gov
Official site of the US Treasury, including interest-rate data.
US Energy Information Administration (EIA) (opens in a new tab) eia.gov
US agency publishing energy data, including weekly petroleum inventories.

Exchanges and product specs

Exchanges, clearing houses and fund pages with product details.

8 sites

Cboe Global Markets (opens in a new tab) cboe.com
Exchange operator for options, equities, and volatility products.
CME Group (opens in a new tab) cmegroup.com
Derivatives exchange operator listing futures and options on indexes, rates, energy, and more.
Invesco QQQ (fund page) (opens in a new tab) invesco.com
Issuer page for QQQ, an ETF tracking the Nasdaq-100.
Nasdaq (opens in a new tab) nasdaq.com
Exchange operator and index provider for the Nasdaq-100.
Nasdaq-100 Index page (opens in a new tab) nasdaq.com
Index provider page describing Nasdaq-100 methodology and composition.
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (opens in a new tab) nyse.com
Stock exchange operator, part of Intercontinental Exchange.
Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) (opens in a new tab) theocc.com
Clearinghouse for US listed options.
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (fund page) (opens in a new tab) ssga.com
Issuer page for SPY, an ETF tracking the S&P 500.

Education

Free courses and reference sites about markets and finance.

6 sites

CME Group Education (course catalog) (opens in a new tab) cmegroup.com
Free self-paced courses on futures and options from the exchange.
Coursera: Financial Markets (Yale) (opens in a new tab) coursera.org
Online course on financial markets taught by a Yale professor.
Investopedia (opens in a new tab) investopedia.com
Financial dictionary and reference articles.
Khan Academy: Economics and finance (opens in a new tab) khanacademy.org
Free nonprofit lessons on economics and finance.
MIT OpenCourseWare: Finance Theory I (opens in a new tab) ocw.mit.edu
Free MIT course materials on finance theory.
Options Industry Council (OIC) (opens in a new tab) optionseducation.org
Industry-funded, free options education site.

Regulators and investor protection

Government agencies and industry bodies that oversee markets.

6 sites

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (opens in a new tab) cftc.gov
Federal regulator of US futures and swaps markets.
FINRA (opens in a new tab) finra.org
Self-regulatory organization for US broker-dealers; hosts BrokerCheck.
Investor.gov (opens in a new tab) investor.gov
SEC investor-education site, including adviser and broker lookup.
National Futures Association (NFA) (opens in a new tab) nfa.futures.org
Self-regulatory organization for the US derivatives industry; hosts BASIC member lookup.
SIPC (opens in a new tab) sipc.org
Nonprofit that protects customer securities accounts when a member broker fails.
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (opens in a new tab) sec.gov
Federal regulator of US securities markets; hosts EDGAR filings.

Tools and official calendars

Official schedules for upcoming data releases and meetings.

2 sites

BEA release schedule (opens in a new tab) bea.gov
Official release calendar for GDP, PCE, and other BEA data.
Federal Reserve calendar (opens in a new tab) federalreserve.gov
Official schedule of FOMC meetings, speeches, and releases.

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