List of Share Market Articles

Speculative trading, or speculation, is the act of buying or selling stock simply because you have heard or believe that it will rise in value. If your prediction proves correct, you make money; if not, you lose it (or at least some of it). The results can be very rewarding but risky. While some speculators make their fortunes on one good trade, many more lose their entire fortunes.

Understanding equity is paramount to beginning your investment journey across stock exchanges in India. A company requires funds for its businesses and to meet its working capital requirements.

In this segment, we look at the types of margins that are levied on cash and futures and options positions. There are various margin types ranging from initial margins to MTM margins, which you must be familiar with.

Do you constantly hear the terms Sensex, BSE, NSE, and Nifty? They form the foundation of the Indian stock market. Here’s a guide that explains what these terms mean.

The risk-free rate of return is a theoretical number within the capital markets that pertains to an investment that provides guaranteed returns with negligible or zero risk.

To effectively trade or invest in the financial markets, you need to have the right knowledge about the stock market timings in India. All over the country, the share market timings are the same.

Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) refers to the purchase and holding of a wide array of foreign financial assets by investors seeking to invest in a country outside their own. Foreign portfolio holders have access to a range of investment instruments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, derivatives, fixed deposits, etc.

Large-cap stocks are usually well-established and dominant companies in their respective industries as their market capitalisation is over Rs. 20,000 crores. The term “cap” in large-cap refers to market capitalisation.

As fervent propagators of financial literacy, IIFL endeavours to explain essential concepts that new investors in the stock market should know about. One such concept is called a tracking stock.

Piggyback registration rights entitle investors to register their stocks when either another investor or the company initiates a registration.

Good - Till Triggered (GTT) orders are basically a price alert based order placement or trigger based orders. When a pre-set trigger (Entry Price) is breached, only then the order is placed with exchange to execute the order.

Freed Up is the post-lock-up IPO period, which lasts anywhere between 90 to 180 days. During this time frame, the underwriters cease to take up selling of shares at the decided price.

The Indian share market has become a preferred investment avenue for investors who want to trade daily or invest systematically for the long term.

The idea of zero brokerage is about to take the investment industry by storm in India. As more and more investors become aware of its advantages, they are choosing to open zero brokerage trading accounts rather than standard online Demat accounts in order to avoid paying brokerage fees.

Authorized stocks or authorized shares are the maximum number of stocks that a company is allowed to issue to their potential investors.