Category: Trading Basics
Why do Companies buy back their Shares ?
April 28th, 2009, 1 Comment
Why do Companies buy back their Shares ? There are many reasons for buy back from the existing shareholders usually at a price higher than market price
All About Day Trading
April 17th, 2009, 15 Comments
What is day trading? – Day Trading is the act of buying and selling securities intra-day with the expectation of making fast profits within minutes to hours.Day trading strategies , Spread trading and Counter-trend traders
Volatility of Stock Markets and its causes
April 15th, 2009, 5 Comments
Volatility is one of the best phenomenon without which stock markets will loose its charm. It is the tendency of fluctuation of market indices over a period of time; more is the fluctuation, higher is the volatility. The ups and downs of stock prices is what that adds spice to the market behaviour.
Corporate Actions Defined
April 15th, 2009, 4 Comments
Corporate Actions Defined – Corporate actions are the actions initiated at the corporate level having material impact on the company’s financial structure and ultimately the stakeholders who are the owners of company.
Hidden treasure in Bear Markets – A Few Tips to find it
April 6th, 2009, 5 Comments
The only rule of finding hidden treasure in bear market is to be optimistic and observant of market movements while everyone is rushing out to seek shelter. The reason is simple as indicated in diagram below. There is always a cyclic trend wherein after a period of recession, market recovers and finally booms.
Mutual Funds – Key Entities Involved
March 30th, 2009, 4 Comments
Consider yourself a mutual fund company in which millions of investors have invested their trust, not just money with a hope of getting good returns on their investment. The criticality lies in the soundness of fund’s management responsible for meeting the expectations of the investors as well as fund’s financial goal. There are multiple key players at the background
Basics of Mutual Funds
March 26th, 2009, 47 Comments
Basics of Mutual Funds – What if you are a novice in the world of stock markets but still want to invest? What if you are a novice in the world of stock markets but still want to invest?
Understanding Fixed Income Investments
March 11th, 2009, 2 Comments
Understanding Fixed Income Investments – Fixed Income Investments are defined as securities that have a regular fixed return associated with them as well as having a guaranteed principal – Fixed Deposits in Banks is one such example. You may have also heard or tried RBI bonds, post office schemes, fixed income mutual funds and other such savings instruments.
Scan the newspapers to read daily market quotations
February 15th, 2009, No Comments
The prices at which shares are transacted on the stock markets get wide coverage in daily newspapers. Financial newspapers, like The Economic Times, Business Standard, The Financial Express, and The Hindu Business Line, of course, give a more comprehensive and detailed coverage.
Feeling Relaxed, Peaceful and RICH
January 17th, 2009, 9 Comments
If the title appears somewhat full of contradictions to you, it is not unusual because you have always wanted to be Rich first so that you can then Relax with the comforts acquired (possessions, wealth and what they can buy), till you got fairly used to them (and they lost some shine), wanted more (better or variants) of the same and reached a stage where you started questioning everything (or were so told by the more learned ones to question!) and started looking for Peace of mind.
