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.

A joint-stock company is a business organization jointly owned by the company’s stockholders. The ownership percentage of each shareholder depends on the number of shares they hold. In a public joint-stock company, the stocks are traded on the stock exchange.

Investors enter the stock market with a set of objectives and investment strategies. Some of them want regular income, whereas others want to have a quadruple gain on their investment.

Payment for order flow (PFOF) is a type of incentive that a broker receives for directing orders for trade execution to a particular market maker or exchange. The payment is usually a penny per share. It is most common in the options markets and is budding in equity transactions.

When a company is looking to raise capital from the public, they consider listing itself on the top stock exchanges via an IPO. There are various types of listings on the stock exchange: primary listing, dual listing, cross-listing, and interlisting are among a few.

Over the past decade, financial markets in India have evolved significantly. Access to more trading opportunities, reduced costs, increased liquidity and innovative products are some of the advantages of an evolving securities market.

A difference of perspective on a stock amongst people enables continuous buying and selling.

Most human beings tend to go with the flow. People like to wear, eat and do what is trending. When investors adopt this ‘riding the trend’ strategy in the market, it is known as momentum investing.

Both bonus and splits entail a small tweaking of your capital base. In case of bonus, the company issues fresh shares to the existing shareholders by capitalizing the profits held in the free reserves of the company.

One can divide stocks based on market capitalisation, which is the total value of a company’s equities, into small-cap, midcap and large-cap stocks.

Stock prices are highly volatile. Analysts constantly record the changes in stock prices and try to analyse the collected data points to predict the stock price movements.