Immersive Curriculum

A curriculum that's built around you

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Graduation hat with a book, chart, and retired couple in thought bubbles nearby

Our free online immersive courses are intuitive and easy to follow - broken down into lessons so you can deepen your investing know-how on your own time. Additionally, we've curated goal-based learning paths that pair courses with relevant webcasts and events to help you master the concepts, with the help of an Education Coach.


  • Simple Steps for a Retirement Portfolio

    A great introduction to retirement planning, offering step-by-step instructions on how to build a retirement-focused portfolio.

  • Stocks: Fundamental Analysis

    Uncover more ways to identify value stocks using top-down and bottom-up approaches. 

  • Income Investing

    Learn ways to create a portfolio that seeks to generate a regular, predictable stream of income while preserving capital.

  • Stocks: Technical Analysis

    Discover a variety of techniques for reading the market and forecasting stock behavior. 

  • Trading Options

    Feel more confident in your options strategies with a solid understanding of what options are, how they work, and tips on some of the most popular trading strategies.

  • Options for Volatility

    Look beyond price and direction with new strategies that use implied volatility to help you manage advanced options trades.

  • Weekly Options

    Explore options strategies that can help you use shorter expirations to take advantage of market-moving events.

  • Fundamentals of Futures Trading

    Savvy investors know that trading futures could benefit their portfolios by allowing for diversification into different asset classes. This course is suited for the ambitious investor who wants a practical understanding of trading futures and a deeper appreciation of the benefits and risks.
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The education you need, when you need it

Courses are available in the Education tab within thinkorswim® or in the Education Center. Our immersive courses allow you to take a deep dive into the topic at hand, understand new strategies, and apply them using our tools.

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