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.

A list of all active shareholders of a company is updated regularly and comprises the shareholder register.

Investing without a strategy is like sailing without direction. The market is volatile and keeps moving in a bearish or bullish direction every day.

In the ocean of technical analysis, the candlestick chart pattern is the shark that rules. A technical analyst uses various charts, graphs, and patterns to find a hint of the potential direction of the stock price movement.

The concept of average is quite clear. If we buy 3 items at Rs.40, Rs.50 and Rs.60 each then the average price is Rs.50. In other words, the average price is nothing but the total value divided by the number of items.

With the advancement of the securities market in India, a plethora of products have been introduced recently. Exchange-Traded Funds is one such product that has gained popularity.

A dividend is a portion of a company’s profits distributed to its shareholders, typically in the form of cash, shares, or equivalents. Learn more at India Infoline.

Learn about dividends, the different types, and their advantages and disadvantages. Understand how they affect share prices with our insight's at India Infoline.

How would you forecast that the price of an asset or security is going to go down, and by how much? One way of identifying this phenomenon is through the use of the hanging man candlestick pattern, which is the bearish version of the hammer candlestick pattern.

An engulfing candlestick pattern, sometimes called a Marobuzu, refers to a candlestick chart pattern where the real body of the second candle completely overlaps or engulfs the real body of the first candle. This means that the second candle has a bigger real body than the first one.

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.