List of Share Market Articles

Speculative trading, or speculation, is the act of buying or selling stock simply because you have heard or believe that it will rise in value. If your prediction proves correct, you make money; if not, you lose it (or at least some of it). The results can be very rewarding but risky. While some speculators make their fortunes on one good trade, many more lose their entire fortunes.

Understanding equity is paramount to beginning your investment journey across stock exchanges in India. A company requires funds for its businesses and to meet its working capital requirements.

Bank NIFTY is an index of the 12 highest cap and most liquid stocks from the banking sector. Launched in 2009, this index is now heavily traded on the stock market, with a lot of traders making a living off exclusively specializing in Bank NIFTY.

In this segment, we look at the types of margins that are levied on cash and futures and options positions. There are various margin types ranging from initial margins to MTM margins, which you must be familiar with.

Do you constantly hear the terms Sensex, BSE, NSE, and Nifty? They form the foundation of the Indian stock market. Here’s a guide that explains what these terms mean.

Investing in the share market is more than just opening a demat account and trading account. A common factor attached with the share market is volatility, where the prices of the stocks fluctuate;

One of the key decisions that every company takes is how much debt to have. Debt is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it reduces your cost of capital because the cost of debt is lower than the cost of equity.

The definition of a bulk deal varies depending on the stock exchange and regulatory authority. Still, it often entails a transaction in which the number of shares exchanged exceeds a proportion of the company's total outstanding shares.

Capital expenditure covers long-term investments in assets, while revenue expenditure includes daily operational costs. Learn more details at India Infoline.

In a primary market, new shares and bonds are offered to the public for the first time via an initial public offering (IPO). The secondary market, on the contrary, refers to exchanges such as BSE or New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ where stocks are traded.

Unlike the EQ series stocks, the BE series T2T stocks are not available for intraday square off. This means that if you buy T2T stocks, you have to necessarily take delivery on the T+2 date.

Most professional investors who have been investing for a long period can identify undervalued stocks with the capacity to appreciate at a price in the short or long term.

The Nifty 50 is one of India’s broad-market benchmark indices that track the price movements of 50 of the largest companies listed in the National Stock Exchange. It is widely used by traders to gauge the performance of the stock market as a whole.

The stock market provides diversification opportunities within its asset classes. When you buy stocks of companies, you do not think much about the tags they come with. Investors leverage these stocks to create a stock market strategy that caters to their short term and long term financial goals.

Investors aiming to leverage the market's expertise without selecting individual stocks, now consider index funds. These mimic specific stock market indices' performances. In this context, two particularly intriguing Indian stock market indices emerge, including the Nifty 50 and its counterpart, the Nifty Total Market Index.