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.

An automated computer system that connects buyers and sellers through their orders for the same securities on a listed market, is known as an ECN or "electronic communication network". It is a digital system that takes trading outside of the physical market.

A type of market order that instructs the broker to execute the transaction in the capital markets at the best available price is called the at-the-market order.

The stock indices reflect the performance of the stock market. Therefore, they are popularly known as the barometer of the stock market. The value of stock indices is determined based on some values. Index Divisor is one of the factors that help in determining it.

Today, with a plethora of investment options available, it is difficult to choose. Investment decision-making is a product of various factors such as risk appetite, reward expectation, time horizon, age, tax planning, and liquidity.

One of the big advantages of margin trading is that you can pay your margin either in cash or by offering stock as collateral.

Stock liquidity is a term that is often used while analyzing which stocks to buy. Similar has happened with Arun, who is new to stock market trading. He was learning the nitty-gritty of share market trading when his friend Vipul told him about stock liquidity.

Market experts recommend equities as the best bet as it provides you with a chance to build a diversified portfolio and is a better option if compared to FD’s, gold and real estate.

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that banks have to maintain with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) at all times. If the central bank decides to increase the CRR, the amount available with the banks for disbursal comes down.

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

The candlestick pattern is a widely used technical indicator among analysts and traders to predict the price movements in a security. A candlestick chart pattern conveys the four main price points: open, high, low, and close of a stock.