Yesterday I wrote about FORA.tv, and today I have an free other online educational resource for those who are interested for a reason or other in the world of finance / investment: the MarketPlace Whiteboard (found it via zero hedge).

Here senior editor Paddy Hirsch explains with the help of a whiteboard (hence the name) and some simple and easy to understand metaphors all kind of concepts from high-frequency trading to credit default swaps. If you are a newcomer to the world of finance / investment, this is a great resource which will make it possible for you to understand more and more of the concepts and the discussion which is going on around them.

Picture of the Tokyo Stock Exchange – taken from Stéfan’s photostream with permission.