MOVING AVERAGE The concept of moving average in statistics is used to analyze the time series data. Moving averages simply measure the average price or exchange rate of a currency pair over a specific time frame. For example, if we take the closing prices of the last 10 days, add them together and divide the result by 10, we have created a 10-day simple moving … [Read more...]
IPOs : In detail
An initial public offering (IPO) occurs when a company first sells common shares to investors in the public. Generally, the company offers primary shares this way, although sometimes secondary shares are also sold as IPOs. This article contains: What are the eligibility criteria for a company to issue an IPO? Why companies … [Read more...]
Trader or an Investor ?
It's Important to Know the Difference Are you investing in a stock or a company? That may sound like confusing question, but it is an important distinction and can get you in trouble if you don’t know the answer? First, let’s be clear that either answer is okay. The problem arises when investors confuse one with the other or start out investing in a stock, then change their … [Read more...]
Basic Principles of Short-term Trading
The first principle is to do few trades. At any point, one should not have more than 6 trades outstanding. A good number is 3-5. Equal capital allocation: Divide your short term trading capital equally into each trade. Ideally if one has Rs 1 lac of capital, … [Read more...]
Small savings be converted in equity
The government should give option to investors in small savings scheme to convert their investment at the time of maturity to equity of public sector units to reduce its interest liability and rein in fiscal deficit, industry body Assocham has said. The option would provide investors with a better avenue for … [Read more...]