Many investors do not have the basic understanding of a good portfolio. In fact, there is no...

Asset allocation is a very important tool in building a diversified portfolio.

Beta is the overall risk in investing in a large market such as the BSE and the NSE.

The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is an economic model for valuing stocks, securities, derivatives and/or...

The Modern Portfolio Theory is the optimal tool in developing methods and strategies that come...

There are five phases that can be identified in this process:

The contribution each stock makes to the total risk of a well-diversified portfolio depends on the stock's covariance with...

While discussing portfolio management, at the outset we need to define what risk is all about. 

We have, so far, gained clarity about the various aspects of investment and stock market behaviour.

Wireless trading or Mobile trading as it is popularly known is soon going to change the...

BTST stands for 'buy today and sell tomorrow'. It is also a short-term trading strategy and is

Suppose that you, after painstaking research and analysis, have decided that the company ABC is...

Short selling shall be defined as selling a stock which the seller does not own at the time of trade.

Short selling is one of the short-term trading strategies. Suppose you are absolutely sure that a

Day trading requires long-term commitment and risk management. Ultimately if we

Recently, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has removed the regulatory impediments that

Day trading, as previously mentioned, can be very risky. The bottom line is...

While discussing about short term trading, it is important to know about the concept of margin trading.

Intraday traders use different strategies to maximize the profit. However...

It is difficult to pin-point certain strategies exclusively for short-term trading.

ISGEC Heavy Engineering announced today that it has received a new order for Steam Generating Island from a reputed public sector refinery in India under competitive bidding. 

On Wednesday, even as the domestic markets remained volatile, the benchmark indices surged. Sensex closed up by 1,030.28 points or by 2.07 per cent at 50,781.69 levels while Nifty gained 279.95 points or by 1.90 per cent to settle at 14,987.75 levels.  

Very often professional as well as non-professional investors have a tendency to trade on a continuous basis.

Having discussed mainly about stock investments from a long term perspective, it...

Check your client-broker agreement carefully for hidden clauses that may be detrimental.

The facility of online trading has made stock market transactions very easy.

As mentioned earlier, for stock trading we need to have a trading account and demat account.

Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd (ABFRL) announced its strategic partnership with Tarun Tahiliani, India's ace designer to form a new entity with an aim to launch a contemporary men's ethnic wear brand. 

The following table enumerates the positive and negative factors of online trading

Gone are the days when if you wanted to buy or sell a share you had to chase a...

The exchange has put into implementation index based market-wide circuit breakers in...

With the introduction of screen-based trading system, it is possible to trade from anywhere.

When an investor informs a broker to place an order on his behalf, the broker enters the...

We have earlier discussed how trading on stock exchanges in India used to take place through open...

The equity markets in India have been evolving rapidly in recent times. 

Dilip Buildcon Limited has emerged as L-1 bidder for two new hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects of Bangalore Chennai Expressway under Bharatmala Pariyojana in the state of Karnataka, Phase - I (Package- I & II) worth Rs 2,439 crore. 

As jointly decided between the Exchanges, NSE & BSE will remain open for an extended trading session from 3.45 pm to 5 pm on Wednesday. 

There are no two individuals who are identical and their emotional reaction varies.

The reason investors tend to favour a sure thing over an alternate choice that has an equal or...

What is herd mentality? This refers to the herd of animals which follow other animals in...

When it comes to money and investing, we are not always as rational as we think we are.

This is the opposite of greed. Investors fear losing money due to a market crash or ...

Let us discuss the psychological factors which influence investments in stock.

The drug will be manufactured in the company’s Hyderabad facility, which is expected to be launched in the near term.

Our emotions, outlook, frame of mind, fear and greed - everything plays a major role in determining our investment decisions.

Each of us has different investment goals and that plays a big role on how we invest.

This refers to the composition and character of investments in a portfolio influenced by...

Everyone is interested to know how we can minimize our risks in investments.

The beta is a measure of a stock’s price volatility in relation to the rest of the market.

Risk and reward are the two sides of the same coin. So the best strategy of investment is to minimize...

Bharti Airtel Limited has entered the advertising business with the launch of ‘Airtel Ads’, a powerful brand engagement solution. 

We have discussed certain requirements for starting the trading procedures. 

What are the basic requirements to start trading?

In last two modules, so far we have discussed mostly about stocks and specific strategies for analysing the stocks etc.

Whether to follow Technical analysis or Fundamental analysis

CAN SLIM is a philosophy of screening, purchasing and selling common stock developed by William O'Neil. 

What Does Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) mean? It is a mathematical...

Moving averages are one of the most popular and easy to use tools available to the technical analyst.

There are a number of chart patterns and empirical rules for predicting the future trend.

For forming such decisions, a technical analyst usually examines two factors

Obviously the most important challenge for any investor or market player is predicting the stock market.

It is the relative comparison of opening price, high price, low price and closing price within a day.

As discussed earlier, technical analysts prepare charts and graphs of various market statistics...

According to the Dow Theory, the market (which means price of stocks in general) has three simultaneous movements.

Technical analysts believe that it is possible to forecast the future price of a share by looking

Technical analysis, actually, was the brainchild of Dow Jones, editor of the Wall Street Journal...

Have you heard of technical analysis? Yes or No? Well, don’t be taken aback by just...

Whatever strategy we employ to manage our portfolio- to select stocks, hold them, trade,...

Though we were discussing throughout this chapter about the how to value a stock- there are...

Discounted cash flow method is a method of valuing a company, using the concept of the Time Value of Money.

The way to go is, search for stocks whose prospects you believe in...

All these ratios are used for financial analysis, but with a different purpose. 

These ratios would explain how good the management of the company is in generating sales from various operations.

On Wednesday, Strides Pharma informed that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte Ltd (Singapore) has received approval for Ibuprofen oral suspension USP, 100 mg/5 ml (OTC) from United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA).  

The market opened in green on February 24, 2021.

These ratios would make you understand the use of debt and equity in the company's capital employed.

These ratios indicate how liquid the company is

These ratios indicate how profitable a company is. Some of these ratios are

For better understanding, you need to know certain fundamentals related to the cause of price...

Hatsun Agro Products: The newly-commissioned milk and milk products plant in Solapur (Maharashtra), with a milk handling capacity of 6 LLPD, begins its commercial production.

In a semi-annual review, Index Maintenance Sub-Committee (Equity) has decided to make some replacement among stocks in various indices as part of its periodic review. While there was only one major change in the benchmark Nifty 50, it has replaced seven stocks in Nifty Next 50 index. These changes shall become effective from March 31, 2021.

On the upside, for the bulls to regain their strength, it’s important for Nifty to sustain above the 21-EMA. As long as the index does not close above its 21-EMA, it would be a sell-on-rise market.

This is the most important ratio for guessing the price of a share.

Since for most companies preference dividends are negligible or preference shares do not exist, we...

In companies annual reports we will come across many jargons like EPS, BV, among others.

You should do a company analysis considering every aspect. For easy analysis, you may use the following as your checklist.

Companies produce and consume cash in different ways and so the cash flow statement is divided into three sections

While most investors who pursue a company's financials will look at its income statement and balance sheet...

Assets, liability and equity are the three main components of the balance sheet.

Self-interviewing before investing would help you to avoid a lot of losses and unnecessary risks. Read onto find out more.

It is a summary of all the liabilities and assets of a company giving us a picture of the company's financial position

Revenue, also commonly known as sales, is generally the most straightforward part of the income statement.

The income statement is basically the first financial statement you will come across in the annual report of any company.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited today announced that the company will introduce the complete range of Brivaracetam dosage forms at an affordable price for epilepsy treatment in India. 

Whenever we are thinking of investing in a company it is vital that we understand what...

Do you need a PhD in finance to recognize a good company?

It is very difficult to give specific examples to pinpoint factors and their direct relationship with an industry’s performance.

As discussed earlier, when we analyze the industry we have to analyze the industry life cycle,

An industry’s strengths are its resources and capabilities that can be used as a basis for developing a competitive advantage.