March 5, 2011

Geojit BNP Paribas Review

In the past we have done review of some online share trading portals. Today i am going to review Geojitbnp paribas. Geojit is one of the oldest player in the field. It is also said that they are the first one to start online trading. They have a experience of more than 20 years and a client base of more than 550000. As these numbers are quite impressive, so is there services. They offer all kind of services related to stock market which include trading in stocks, mutual funds and IPO etc.

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March 5, 2011

Sharekhan Review

In our series of review of online brokers, Today we are going to review sharekhan. Sharekhan is one of the oldest broker in India. They are one of the first few brokers who started online trading in India. They have got wide presence across India. They are considered one of the finest broker in India. They offer whole lot of services including PMS.  S.S. Kantilal Ishwarlal Securities Limited (SSKI), the parent company has been among India’s leading broking houses for more than a century. They have got presence in more than 170 cities.

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March 5, 2011

Edelweiss Review

Coal india IPO, which came recently was the one of the most anticipated IPO in Indian stock market history. It was oversubscribed many times and it attracted a lot of new customers. These customers were queuing up at the front of brokerage firms.

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March 5, 2011

Option Pricing

In addition to my previous post about Future and Options trading, today we are going to cover pricing in option. Option trading is very important as it is very economical and can offer great returns. But we need to understand it before we should enter it. One of the most important aspects of options trading is its pricing. Its pricing include;

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March 5, 2011

How to Trade with FNO?

Derivatives, as the name suggest are the derivative products whose price is derived from the underlying assets like stocks, commodities, currency or bullion. Derivatives are financial instruments which are very popular among hedgers and traders. They are traded on exchanges like any other stocks. Derivatives are traded at separate segment of existing exchange like NFO. Derivatives trading is broadly done through Future and Options.

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March 5, 2011

How to choose a mutual fund?

Stock market has been moving in zigzag directions and it is very difficult for a average investor to catch it. So they often end up entering in wrong directions i.e. they either buy just before fall or sell when markets are about to rebound. With growing uncertainty in Indian market, mutual funds are gradually becoming favorites of many investors. Mutual Funds offer a very good opportunity to enter stock market with minimizing risk. But with growing number of investors, mutual fund houses are also gearing up to attract investors. They are offering wide range of products and now even selecting a good fund has become a challenge.

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January 10, 2011

Adding another chapter in Indian Life Insurance Industry

With the recent changes in ULIP guidelines, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has suddenly put a break to the wild sale of ULIPs by life insurance companies and added a new chapter in the Life Insurance Industry history. Ever since of ULIPs were introduced in Indian market, they were the favorite of the companies and companies were only focusing upon them. They were launching most of the new products in ULIP category. This was mainly because of the high margin in ULIP business. Now as the guidelines have changed, those margins have shrunk and life insurance companies are being forced to relook their product portfolios.

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December 26, 2010

MACD

MACD which stands for moving average convergence divergence is momentum indicator. it is a trend following indicator that is based on two moving averages of prices. The MACD measures the divergence and convergence  between a shorter term moving average and longer term moving average. MACD is the difference between two moving average. it measure trend and momentum, where momentum shows the strength of the trend.

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December 10, 2010

Relative strength index (RSI)

RSI is an oscillator which is used to measure the technical strength or weakness of a particular stock. It is a technical momentum indicator that compares the magnitude of recent gains against recent losses. They determine overbought and oversold conditions of a scrip.

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November 16, 2010

Candlestick chart

In one of my previous post we have already gone through candlestick chart. But that was a very basic overview; today we are going to have a closer look on it. As mentioned in that previous post those candlestick charts was developed in Japan and were mainly used by the rice traders. But over the years, they have developed as one of the most favorite and commonly used chart by the equity traders across the globe.

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October 21, 2010

How to invest in a volatile market?

Stock market have again opted for upmove and been cruising along. Sensex has travelled from 19000 to above 20000 in less than 2 months time. FIIs have flooded india stock market. But there are many retail investors who have missed the rally and are now confused about the current levels. stock market is all about entry and exit. Timing is the most crucial factor in playing stock market. An average investor is looking for clues and tips to know about the right stocks and right time. We often turn to stock analyst for tips, but at the same time we hardly understand what they say, we just follow their recommendations and sometime we make profit and sometime, loss. If we can understand their analysis, it will further boost our confidence and then we will be able to reap the real benefits of market. A trader can make profit from falling as well as gaining market.

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