How to understand the Egyptian stock market before you invest
How to learn the market as an individual, how speculation differs from long-term investing, and what the EGX's own history teaches beginners.
ReadStock market
Learn the stock market step by step: how it works, funds vs shares, reading results, the mental traps, IPOs and sharia-compliant investing. Education only, no stock picks.
Beginner's guide: where to start
New to the stock market? Read these in order: what the market is, funds or shares, placing your first order and investing a little every month.
Funds vs single shares in Egypt: what you own, what you pay
How Egyptian mutual funds work, the main fund types, NAV and fees, how to read a factsheet and check an FRA licence, and how funds compare with single shares.
ReadSharia-compliant investing in Egypt: how stock screening works
The business and financial-ratio screens behind sharia-compliant shares, how purification works, the EGX33 Shariah Index, Islamic funds and sukuk.
ReadYour first share order in Egypt: account, custody, order types, costs
How to open an EGX brokerage account, who holds your shares, market vs limit orders, price limits, stamp duty and fees, and how to check a broker.
ReadInvesting a fixed amount every month: DCA, your mix and rebalancing
How regular investing and dollar-cost averaging work, what the research says vs investing all at once, the EGX30 record, splitting money and rebalancing.
ReadDividends explained: dates, yield, tax and what a payout really adds
How EGX dividends work: the key dates, dividend yield vs yield on cost, the 5% tax, bonus shares, high-yield traps and reinvesting, with worked examples.
ReadEGX30, EGX70 EWI and EGX100 EWI: what each index measures
Which companies each EGX index holds, how it is weighted and reviewed, why they move apart on the same day, and how to use them as a yardstick.
ReadInvestor psychology: the mental traps that cost beginners money
Herd behaviour, loss aversion, overconfidence, panic selling and more: how each trap looks on the EGX, and a habit that counters it.
ReadMore advanced topics
Once you know the basics: reading company results, IPOs and the chart indicators traders talk about.
Reading a company's results: what to check and what it leaves out
The three statements in plain words, EPS, P/E and dividend yield, real growth after inflation, FX gains, and where Egyptian companies publish results.
ReadIPOs in Egypt: how new share offerings work, and what you really get
Public vs private tranches, how to subscribe through a brokerage, reading the prospectus, oversubscription maths, first-day moves and long-run research.
ReadCandlestick charts: how to read them, and why patterns often fail
Open, high, low and close in one candle, what doji, hammer and engulfing patterns are said to mean, and why they are a speculation tool, not a signal.
ReadMoving averages, MACD and RSI: what chart indicators can and can't tell you
How the most common trend and momentum indicators are calculated, what traders read from them, where they mislead, and what they cost to trade on.
ReadVolume and sentiment indicators: reading the crowd behind a price move
Volume, value traded, OBV, VWAP, market breadth and investor-flow data on the EGX: what each is said to show, and where it misleads.
ReadVolatility indicators: how far a price swings, and what that means for you
Bollinger Bands, Average True Range and standard deviation in plain words, ATR-based stops, EGX price limits, and why swings matter to savers.
ReadLearning path · 4 short episodes
The stock market, from zero.
What the market is, funds or shares, placing a first order and investing a little every month. Read them in order.
Education only. We never name shares to buy.
- 01How to understand the Egyptian stock market before you investEpisode 1 · 8 min read
- 02Funds vs single shares in Egypt: what you own, what you payEpisode 2 · 10 min read
- 03Your first share order in Egypt: account, custody, order types, costsEpisode 3 · 8 min read
- 04Investing a fixed amount every month: DCA, your mix and rebalancingEpisode 4 · 9 min read
Education only, not financial advice. Results are estimates based on the numbers you enter.