• Symptoms Of Corporate Sickness

    When investing in the stock markets, we look for companies which are not only financially ‘healthy’ but also exhibit a ‘growth potential’ going forward. In this post we identify some symptoms of corporate sickness which might indicate an impending corporate failure. This will help you identify the companies you need to stay away from. The…

  • What Is ISIN

    ISIN stands for International Securities Identification Number and is a 12 digit alpha-numeric code used to uniquely identify a tradable security (Shares, bonds, warrants etc). ISIN is generally used for identification of a security during the trading and settlement process. Understanding the ISIN code. An ISIN consists of a two letter country code, a nine-digit alpha-numeric…

  • 5 Facts About ULIPs

    Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) are hybrid life insurance products that seem to be growing in popularity by the day. These are market linked products where the returns to the investors are directly related to the performance of the funds they invest in. In this post we take up 5 facts about these smart life…

  • What Is Crowdfunding?

    Crowdfunding is the art of financing a project or venture by pooling together small contributions from a large number of individuals, ideally through an online platform. People use crowdfunding to finance all kinds of ventures and activities: make a film, launch a tech startup or simply raise money for a social cause. Crowdfunding initiatives work…

  • Market-wide Circuit Breaker In NSE & BSE

    Market-wide Circuit Breaker is a measure employed by stock exchanges to prevent extreme volatility in the markets by halting trade for a defined time frame when the broad market index rises or falls by a certain percentage over the previous day closing level of the index. In India, the index-based market-wide circuit breakers are deployed…

  • Stop Loss Market Vs Stop Loss Limit Order

    A stop loss order is placed as an automatic ‘exit’ option from a loss trade. Stop loss orders are an integral part of short-term and intraday trading strategies and help take emotions out of play while taking ‘exit’ decisions. A trader approaches a trade with a pre-determined loss tolerance limit and by setting up a…

  • Increase In Deliverable Quantity Could Signal An Uptrend

    An increase in deliverable quantity accompanied by a rise in price – could signal a possible uptrend for the near future. This is because more buyers are taking delivery in the anticipation that the price would go up further in the future. Therefore, an increase in deliverable quantity accompanied by a price rice indicates that…

  • What Is A Total Returns Index

    Stock indices like the NIFTY and the SENSEX are price indices – meaning that they capture only the changes in prices of the constituent scrips. Thus if you own the same stocks that constitute the NIFTY (and in the same weightage), the returns from your portfolio over a given period of time (considering only capital…

  • Top 5 Intraday Trading Tips

    This post is a collection of my best intraday trading tips to help you make money on your intraday trades. 1. Pick high volume counters For all intraday trades, always bet on counters that are generally traded in high volumes. This is primarily because in low volume counters, even a handful of investors betting in…

  • Short Selling In Intraday Trades To Make Money

    Short selling involves selling a stock which you don’t own and then buying it back later in order to square your position. Short selling can help you make money in intraday trades when you expect that the price of a particular security will fall during the course of the day. How you can make profits…

  • Market Makers – Concept

    Market makers are market participants entrusted with the task of infusing liquidity into the market structure by providing two-way (both buy and sell) quotes for all scrips they act as market makers to. By proving 2-way quotes, the market makers stand ready to buy from and sell to investors willing to transact in a given…

  • American And European Options

    An American Option is an option contract that can be exercised ‘anytime’ i.e on before the expiry date. On the contrary, European Options can be exercised only on the expiry date. The premium payable on an American Option is generally higher than that of a European Option.