List of Share Market Articles

If you’re an NRI (Non-Resident Indian), and want to invest in the Indian stock market, the entire process can seem to be intimidating. But, it’s easier than you think to get started trading stocks in India.

Payment for order flow (PFOF) is a type of incentive that a broker receives for directing orders for trade execution to a particular market maker or exchange. The payment is usually a penny per share. It is most common in the options markets and is budding in equity transactions.

A joint-stock company is a business organization jointly owned by the company’s stockholders. The ownership percentage of each shareholder depends on the number of shares they hold. In a public joint-stock company, the stocks are traded on the stock exchange.

If you are an NRI and want to select the best investment avenues in India, then stocks may be the right thing for you. Indian stock markets have the third largest investor base globally—after the USA and Japan.

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.

In the global money market, commercial paper is an unsecured promissory note with a fixed maturity of 1 to 364 days. But most of us are unaware of the meaning of the term commercial paper.

Institutional investors are non-bank persons or organizations involved in the collection of significant amounts of money for trading in securities, real estate and other investment assets. Operating companies who invest some of their profits in these types of assets also come under this definition.

Dividend Payout Ratio is percentage of a company’s net income distributed to shareholders as dividends. Learn how it is calculated with an example, importance of dividend payout ratio.

Mergers and acquisitions are currently trending in the financial markets. Global mergers and acquisitions hit a fresh high. More than sixty thousand deals were announced in 2021

To meet its long term and short term needs of finance, a company may issue various kinds of securities to raise funds from public. A company may decide to issue securities because it needs start up capital or to repay debts or even to expand. It may also need an infusion of new management ideas and know-how.

The idea behind shares representing your money value is ideal, as the shares will appreciate and multiply to the wealth. However, it isn’t as easy as it sounds. As shares represent ownership, corporations, investors, executives etc.

What is a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)? Many companies have taken the route of SPAC for getting publicly listed on stock exchanges in countries such as US. They provide an alternative to floating an IPO. A SPAC is a shell company. It raises cash from the public through its IPO and gets listed. A private company that wants to get listed can merge with […]

Browsing business headlines, one can’t help but notice shares like Berkshire Hathaway trading at ₹2.5 lakh per unit. Such astronomical stock prices make retail investors wonder why some equities are so highly-priced and whether they are worthwhile investments.  This article explains the reasons behind lofty stock valuations, whether higher nominal prices signal better value, and how everyday investors can approach ultra-elite securities. What Impacts Share […]

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.

If you invest or trade in the stock markets, you may have come across the term ‘penny stocks’. Penny stocks are those that are traded at very low prices – below Rs. 10 in India and traded less than $5 in the US markets.