B.Com. (Financial Markets) Day Trading Techniques and Practices Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the SY BFM syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Day Trading Techniques and Practices
Module I: Day Trading Fundamentals (15 Hours Theory)
- Introduction to Day trading: Basics of intraday Vs. Positional trading- Understanding market participants and liquidity- market hours, volatility and trading sessions.
- Technical Analysis for Day trading: Charting tools (Candle stick patterns, OHLC charts, Tick charts)-Indicators (Moving averages, Bollinger banks, RSI, MACD. Support and Resistance: Pivot points, Fibonacci retracements.
- Trading Strategies & Execution : Scalping and high frequency trading ( Quick trades in small price movements-Introduction to Algo trading -Momentum trading ( Trading stocks with strong price trends)- Breakout Trading- Identifying break out levels using volume and trend analysis- Reversal trading ( Spotting false breakouts & trend reversals
- Risk Management & psychology: Position sizing, stop-loss placement, and risk reward ratios- trading psychology (fear, greed, over trading and emotional discipline)
Module II: Day Trading Applications and Strategies (30 Hours Practical)
- Charting & Indicator-Based analysis (10 Hours) Using Trading view, NSE/BSE platforms, and brokerage tools, Back testing intraday trading strategies with historical data- Live chart reading exercises.
- Market simulation and live trading practice (10 Hours) Paper trading and virtual stock market simulations –Executing trades on simulated platforms like Zerodha, Sensibull, etc.
- Risk Management and case study -Calculating risk-reward ratios and profit targets- Tracking real time price
Reference Books
- Intraday trading strategies-Ankit Gala & Jitendra Gala
- Stock market guide for beginners- Rajiv Kapoor
- How to Make money in intraday trading-Ashwani Gujral and RAnchana A Vaidya
- Mastering technical analysis-Prashant shah
- Trade like a stock market Wizard” –Vishal Malkan and Meghana Malkan
- Day Trading : David Reese ●
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Financial Markets) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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