What you MUST do 1. Get rid of the junk Any shares you bought but no longer want to keep? If they are showing a profit, you could consider selling them. Even if they are not going to give you a substantial profit, it is time to dump them and utilise the money elsewhere if you no longer believe in them. Similarly with a dud fund; sell the units and deploy the money in a … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2010
Basic Trading methods
There are two basic ways exchanges execute a trade: On the exchange floor Electronically Exchange floor Trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (the BSE) is the image most people have thanks to television and the movies of how the market works. When the market is open, you see hundreds of people rushing about shouting and gesturing to one another, talking … [Read more...]
Investing in Indian market
Direct Investment Foreign companies are now permitted to have a majority stake in their Indian affiliates except in a few restricted industries. In certain specific industries, foreigners can even have holding upto 100 percent. Investment through Stock Exchanges Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) upon registration with the Securities and Exchange Board of India … [Read more...]
Penny Stock Investing
Penny stocks literally trade for pennies per share, or for as much as a couple of dollars. The beauty of penny stocks, of course, is that sometimes they 'grow up' and become mid-cap stocks, multiplying in value hundreds of times over and making many people very wealthy. With penny stocks, also called micro-caps or juniors, you will see much greater price volatility, and thus … [Read more...]
Market trading tricks
In a volatile stock market, where prices change rapidly, there are two main strategies that can deliver good long term gains to investors. The aim of any investment in the Indian shares market is to make a profit and make money on your investment. If the market displays long term stability, making money can take a long time, however when the Market is volatile, and changes … [Read more...]