March 8, 2011

How to tackle this market?

Markets ended on a high note today with Sensex ended at 18441.11 up 218.44 points or 1.20 per cent and National Stock Exchange s Nifty closed at 5521.90, up 58.75 points or 1.08 per cent. Markets were upbeat after the crude dropped by $2/barrel and news that OPEC is taking steps to boost production. Markets so far in this year have been trading in this fashion. They will fall sharply on some negative news and then they will recover from there to hit the resistance. After hitting resistance, they will fall again.

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March 7, 2011

Market tanked in the back drop of geo political situation

Market today had a bad session when Sensex closed at 18223 down by 264 points and Nifty lost 76 points to close at 5463. Markets opened lower in the morning and traded weak throughout the day. Market breadth was extremely weak and selling was witnessed across the sectors. Though, market saw some buying interest in the later part of the day which helped it in recovering from its lowest points of day.

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March 6, 2011

Stock idea- Adani Enterprises

In this phase of bear market, having a long term view is very important.  Markets are expected to roam in the same range for next few months. We have seen  how markets have risen and fallen for few hundred points in one day, So one can  simply make and break the fortune in one day but there are few stocks which  deliver good return over a period of next few months.

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March 5, 2011

Market outlook in short term

Markets have surged up like a rocket after union budget announcement. Budget is neutral so  there is no specific reason why market should surge like this. Markets rose for  second consecutive days with Sensex closing at   18446.50  up by 623.10 and Nifty closed at   5522.30  up by 189.05 points.  Stock  markets witnesses a spectacular rally and auto along with banking stocks were  the hottest picks. This is the highest single day gain in last two years. But  still most of the analyst are skeptical about this rally and suggest caution.

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March 5, 2011

Is it time to buy?

Week ended at low note with Sensex losing 295.30 and closing at 18,211.52. Nifty lost 87.50 to close at 5,458.95. Market had good run in the first few days but after that it went through a sideway and then finally ended week on a low note. Market has been in a downtrend for sometime and last week pull back rally bought the investors back but rally was cut short by Friday’s fall. There are mixed opinions about indian markets. There is lot of confusion right now which leads to these falls after every few positive days.

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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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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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