List of Share Market Articles

As an investor, it is important to understand the key concept of the face value of shares and bonds. Whenever a publicly listed company issues its stocks through Initial Public Offering (IPOs), it fixes a price which is the face value.

Getting paid for your work is normal but the feeling of being rewarded for your performance is unmatchable. In any profession, extra incentive linked to performance serves a greater purpose.

The cup and handle chart pattern on a security’s price chart is a technical indicator similar to a cup with a handle, where the bowl is U-shaped and the handle moves slightly downwards.

Value investing is a long-term strategy that is based on the principle of buying and holding undervalued securities. Graham number helps in discovering the intrinsic value of the stocks. If the company’s shares trade above its Graham number, they are overvalued and should not be purchased. Shares trading below the Graham number are undervalued and fit for purchase. Thus, the Graham number helps investors find undervalued stocks and saves them from paying more than their fair value.

An intraday trade has to opened and closed on the same day. In the rolling settlement, if it is not closed on the same day, then it goes to compulsory delivery. Hence the timing for intraday trading is from 9.15 am to 3.30 pm on a daily basis in the Indian markets.

Beta has become one of the most frequently used terms while talking about risk in financial markets. Beta (ꞵ) represents a stock or portfolio’s sensitivity to the market volatility.

Nil-paid refers to a right to a security that was originally issued at no cost to the seller, but is tradeable.

As there are numerous investment options in the Indian financial market, it may be confusing to choose simply one investing avenue to invest your money. For beginner investors, stocks and real estate seem two ideal asset classes.

The greatest resource for a company is its employees. You can start a company with very little capital. However, to see it succeed, you have to rely a great deal on the employees and their hard work. Take the example of any big company that is enjoying success today.

A majority of investors enter the stock market when they are relatively young and have a regular source of income, such as their salaries.

Large-cap stocks are usually well-established and dominant companies in their respective industries as their market capitalisation is over Rs. 20,000 crores. The term “cap” in large-cap refers to market capitalisation.

Investment in stock market is nothing short of a gamble, especially if you consider the volatile difficulties during the trading. It is the place where people buy and sell shares and during the transaction, gain profit or even lose some amount depending upon the rate of that stock on a particular day.

As fervent propagators of financial literacy, IIFL endeavours to explain essential concepts that new investors in the stock market should know about. One such concept is called a tracking stock.

With the recent IPO frenzy in the securities market, terms such as private placement, offer for sale, direct public offerings are frequently discussed.

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