How exactly do you define a trader in markets? Frankly, there are no hard and fast definitions but a trader typically tries to move in and out of markets to capitalize on opportunities. Essentially a trader has a short term perspective. This can range from a single day to a couple of months but the …
Equity options have emerged as a big segment of stock markets in the last 10 years. In fact, today index options and equity options put together account for over 85% of the total volumes on the NSE on a daily basis. The regulator has been trying to constantly caution retail investors about the merits and …
Ok, just as an option has a buyer, it also has a seller. Is that not what any market is all about? Unlike the option buyer who has unlimited profit potential and limited risk, the option seller is in a converse situation. An option seller has unlimited loss potential but his profits are limited to …
On the 31st of July SBI announced a cut in deposit rates for small savings accounts up to a deposit value of Rs.1 crore. Currently, all savings accounts of SBI pay an annual interest of 4% on the minimum average balance between the 1st and the 10th of the month. Effective immediately, SBI has decided …
The markets were largely disappointed by the 10% fall in net profits reported by TCS. Revenues for the first quarter were flat as was expected. The immediate reaction in the press and among the media was to blame the company and the recent management shift for the disappointment on the quarterly performance front. But a …
The last one year in the stock market has clearly belonged to Reliance Industries. The market cap of the stock over the last 1 year has crossed the Rs.500,000 crore mark and has overtaken TCS to become the most valuable company in India. The chart below tells its own story. If one looks at the …
The Real Estate Regulation Act (RERA) went live on May 01st, at least officially. Conceptually, it is a great idea. Empowering the home buyer with greater transparency and protection is definitely a great idea for the long term health of the real estate industry. RERA is supposed to handle practical problems like cost overruns, time …
As Indian PSU banks face the big challenge of expanding their asset books without expanding the NPAs, the question of bank capital is back again. If Indian banks are to adhere to the Basel III norms by 2019, they will require billions of dollars in capital. The question is; where will the money come from? …
Even as the details of the proposed merger of HPCL into ONGC are expected by the end of July, the broad contours of the deal are already out. The government of India holds 51.11% stake in HPCL and that stake will be hived off to ONGC. As is known, ONGC is India’s largest extraction company …
A week after the announcement of the two-way merger of IDFC Bank and Shriram Capital, there is still a lot of speculation on the core purpose behind the merger. The clarification by Mr. Ajay Piramal that “the merger was not an attempt to enter banking through the back door” probably summed up the narrative that …
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