Stocks/Share Market - Angel One

The very term zero-risk F&O strategy might look quite incongruous to you. After all, you always thought that futures and options were high risk products. So, how can there ever be a zero-risk F&O strategy. That is what F&O is all about where you can actually define the maximum loss and create zero risk positions …

If you compare stocks today with the lows of mid-2013, you will be able to identify scores of mid-cap stocks that are up 40-50 times in the last five years. That is the stuff that multi baggers are made of. We are not talking about a long term multi-bagger like Wipro. For example, an investment …

Ask any stock market trader why they lost money and the standard answer would be that they got their price prediction wrong. But is it really possible to predict stock prices? Prices are after all a series of random movements and believing that you can predict prices is audacious; to say the least. The answer …

After months of speculation, the rumour mills finally came to a grinding halt as Walmart officially announced the acquisition of 77% stake in Flipkart for a consideration of $17 billion. Interestingly, the first announcement was made by Masayoshi Son of Softbank, but that is more on the lighter side. Before we get into the nuances …

IPL 2018 is on in full swing and it will be another 3 weeks before the eventual winners are known. But IPL 2018, like in each of the past 11 years, has had its share of thrills, adventures, disappointments and some earnest lessons. Interestingly, there are some interesting lessons that the stock markets in general …

Bond yields, in India and across the world, have been rising sharply in the last few months. In fact, when the monetary policy was announced by the RBI on 3rd April 2018, the bond yields had touched a low of 7.12% have since then rallied by more than 60 basis points to the 7.73% levels. …

What do we understand by market volatility? From a general perspective, volatility refers to the ups and downs of the Nifty or the Sensex. But, volatility also has a technical meaning and it means the extent to which the stock deviates from the average. Greater the deviation, greater is the volatility of the stock. Why …

When it comes to financial markets, the easiest and most elegant way to look at comparisons is through the lens of ratios. Normally, one of the most important measures for an equity share is the Return on Equity (ROE). The ROE measures what the company is actually generating on a net basis for its shareholders. …

If you scan through the stocks page in the newspaper or access any broker website you will find the mention of terms like ex-dividend date, record date, dividend announcement date, dividend payment date etc. As an investor in equities, you need to understand the relevance and importance of each of these dates specifically. But first …

If you are rightfully excited after opening your trading account and demat account with your broker, you are entitled to be so. After all, you are going to make your foray into the esoteric world of equity markets. Most likely, you have heard fascinating stories of how companies like Wipro, Infosys and Eicher Motors created …