Depository Participants and Clearing Corporations
Depositories are financial intermediaries that have the investors’ DEMAT accounts in which digital shares are held. The two depositories in India are – National...
How are Buyers Matched with Sellers?
Remember, a company’s first set of public investors buy the shares directly from the company! Each subsequent transaction in the stock is between two...
What happened in the Indian stock market today?
On Friday, December 15, the BSE Sensex witnessed a remarkable surge, soaring nearly 1,000 points to settle at 71,483.75, while the Nifty 50 closed...
Law of Supply and Demand
In the secondary market, a stock starts trading at a premium or discount on the IPO price. Soon, external factors start impacting the stock’s...
Introduction to Derivatives market
What is a Derivatives Market? The word ‘Futures Contract’ reminds us of ‘Derivatives’. As the name suggests, these instruments derive their value from assets...
Commodity market
What is a Commodity Market? We have spoken a lot about financial assets. Let us now talk about physical assets like gold, cotton, and...
Bond Market
What is a Bond Market? Of course! Buyers and sellers of fixed income securities meet in the Bond Market. A Bond, also known as...
Introduction to Fundamental Analysis
What is Fundamental Analysis? Fundamental analysis is the most commonly used method of analysis in which a company is evaluated based on its financial...
How is an Index Calculated?
Are you wondering if different types of indices are constructed in the same way? No, an index can be built in three different ways...
Stock Market Analysis and Its Benefits
Are you tired of watching the stock market fluctuate without understanding why? Do you feel like a roller coaster ride passenger hanging on tight...