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Reading Time: 5 minutes‘Round trip trading’, a term frequently mentioned in financial markets, means to purchase and exit similar financial asset in a short time. This idea is especially important…
Reading Time: 5 minutesTechnology has brought significant change in how financial markets function, and one of the innovations that stands out is the automated trading system. Such systems have revolutionized…
Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery trade has its terminologies; this article seeks to explain some of the terminologies essential in the complex realm of the stock market. Among them, there is…
Reading Time: 6 minutesFluctuations in stock prices are considered an inevitable characteristic of investing, measuring the amplitude of change in the price of a security or a stock market index.…
Reading Time: 5 minutesOVERVIEW OF AFTER-HOURS TRADING This is normally the time outside the standard business hours when people engage in securities purchasing or selling. Happening in the electronic market,…
Reading Time: 4 minutesMarket Timing Gaining the knowledge of a stock’s movements to buy at the lowest and sell when the prices are high, known as market timing, is always…
Reading Time: 9 minutesCyclical Stocks Cyclical stocks are more specific, and most of the time are aligned directly with the cycle of economic activity. These usually tend to rise with…
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe stock market often demands roller-coaster ride. Sometimes, growth can be so fast only in the matter of a few days before crashing down the price. Such…
Reading Time: 9 minutesA long squeeze definitely is a term that may sound foreign to those who haven’t yet been acquainted with it within the capital market world. Nevertheless, this…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Penny stocks are usually small companies, whose shares trade at a price of less than $5 per share. That is what makes investment in such stocks…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Introduction As part of renewed efforts to strengthen investor protection and bolster transparency in India’s securities markets, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced…
Reading Time: 3 minutesEarnings per share(EPS) points to how much profit is ascribable to every common stock share. It is one of the most important and critical financial numbers measuring…
Reading Time: 3 minutesSector rotation is an investment dynamic where optimality for sector rotation occurs in switching investments between sectors based on the different phases of an economic cycle. This…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWarren Buffett is popularly known as the “Oracle of Omaha” and one of the world’s greatest and successful investors ever known. It is absolutely a testimonial of…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn real life, undervalued stocks do form one of the best investment areas in any long-term wealth creation strategy. From a technical perspective, an undervalued stock is…
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe “Buffett Indicator,” as its name suggests, is the stock market valuation measure popularized by Warren Buffett. The “Buffett Indicator” puts the ratio between a country’s stock…
Reading Time: 3 minutesFixed income and equity are the two premier asset classes that fulfill different roles within an investment portfolio. Here’s a comparison that would help you understand their…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction: The stock market enables an investor to buy or sell a share issued by a public company. This, therefore, becomes a key focal point for…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction: Options trading is one of the favorites of investors who want to get a benefit from price movements with no underlying asset. Options trading is…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroduction: Options trading is the buying or selling of contracts that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to trade an underlying asset—usually a stock,…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction: Strategies and tactics in financial markets are vast, as there is never a resting moment for any trader as people try their best to get…
Reading Time: 3 minutes What is Employee stock option plan (ESOPs)? An employee stock option is a form of equity compensation which is offered by the corporations to its existing…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction Large-cap stocks are equities with a market capitalization of more than $10 billion, generally perceived to be stable and resilient as well as highly established…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Investment in the share market as the best way of growing wealth. Whether it is a new investment or an upgrade of the existing one, mastering…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction Varieties of indices from the Indian stock market help investors focus their choice of funds or a portfolio that would match well their risk appetite…
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you are new to investing, it is probably easy to feel that it’s all too intimidating. The good news is that, although not necessarily easy, getting…
Reading Time: 2 minutesStocks and bonds are the two most popular investments options, though they are different with respect to form, purpose, as well as risk. It is essential for…
Reading Time: 5 minutesIntraday trading also refered to as day trading is the trading in financial instruments like stocks, currencies, or even futures and buying and selling these in the…
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Greeks of an option are critical metrics that an option trader uses in determining the behavior and risk of options under various market conditions. This concept…
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecovering shares from the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) is an important process for shareholders who wish to reclaim unclaimed dividends, matured deposits, or unpaid amounts…
Reading Time: 5 minutesIndian markets have grown considerably in the past couple of years. The investors today are looking to diversify or get a share of domestic as well as…
Reading Time: 5 minutesExchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a type of investment created to get benefits with an advancement in it. They have gained so much popularity among individual and institutional…
Reading Time: 5 minutesCorporate actions can be described as any event or decision by a company’s board of directors, which impacts the shareholders and, consequently, the price of the stock.…
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the most heated debates when it comes to the topic of investing in stocks is the amount of time one should hold the stocks. Most…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAuthorized and paid-up capital are essential components of a corporation’s capital structure within the scope of corporate finance. It is important to be aware of both since…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction Most fixed income investment securities will be comprised of bonds and treasury bills, which will provide stability through the receipt of interest payments. Equity investments…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Electronics Industry Electronics industry is the biggest and at a growth rate, it is the fastest growing industry in the world and finds application in all…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction The increasing demand coming from the industries in the food and beverages sectors, pharmaceuticals, personal care, and e-commerce are going to drive tremendous growth for…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction Commissions and brokerage fees in the stock market serve as facilitators for transactions, enable access to broker services, and form part of the means by…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction An embedded derivative is a financial product included in a broader contract, such as a loan or bond, and whose value is based on an…
Reading Time: 5 minutesInitial Public Offering (IPO) An initial public offering IPO is the stage at which a company gives up private ownership and begins trading publicly. Through an IPO…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is a stock split? A stock split is a company’s decision to increase the number of shares so that each share becomes worth less, but does…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is earning per share (EPS)? Earnings per Share, or EPS, is the measure/metrics to describe the amount of their profit that each outstanding share of common…
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhat is a share? A share is an ownership unit in a company, it shows the proportionate interest in the assets and earnings of that company. Corporations…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Introduction A stock exchange is a marketplace where corporate securities, including stocks and bonds, are traded. They allow companies to raise funds for various initiatives, and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesADRs and GDRs mechanisms allow investors to access foreign stocks through their own domestic markets. This helps to simplifies international investment and, significantly, gives access to very…