CyberX9 has reported that a vulnerability at CDSL’s KYC registering wing has exposed the personal and financial data of 4.39 crores Indian investors twice in 10 days. The cyber security consultancy startup had reported the data breach to CDSL on 19 October, but the SEBI-registered depository took around a week to fix it. According to …
At a time when Sensex and Nifty are running crazy, are you too going nuts over your portfolio like most other retail investors? Yes, we can see it in your expression. Well, if you do not want to be left alone with a bunch of non-performing stocks in times ahead, read on to know how …
If we put things in a simple manner it always helps us understand things better. Similarly, leverage is simple if we apply common sense. Like, take an example if someone wants to invest in a real estate. Like if someone identifies a real estate scheme at an early stage and invests in that leverage could work …
While we are discussing the Future Contracts, it is important to understand that the Future Contracts as the name suggests – are for future date and time. However, the futures price mimics the cash price of the stock, commonly known as the spot price. Before we get into those details, let’s first get into the …
Indian financial markets have evolved notably over the past three decades. From the ring based Trading, T+14 (with Delivery of shares taking 14 days after trade) settlement and only physical shares, today we have screen based Trading, With T+2 settlement and almost all De-mat shares. Along with this came new financial products as well and …
An Overview The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up an IT Projects Advisory Committee to advise the market regulator on projects involving sophisticated technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, and cloud computing. According to an update available with the regulator, the seven-member team, led by Abhay Karandikar, a …
An Overview Housing Development Finance Corp. (HDFC) declared a standalone net profit of Rs 3,780 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, on Monday (Q2FY22). This represents a 32% increase over the same period last year, when dividend income was Rs 2,870 crore. On the NSE, HDFC shares were up about 2% at Rs …
The value of Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) holdings in India’s NSE stocks exceeded Rs 50 lakh crore as of September 30, according to data from a new study. According to the study, the value of FPI holding touched an unprecedented peak of Rs 54.69 lakh crore as of the end of September. This marks a little …
Shares of IRCTC fell by 25% to 685.35 when the stock market opened on 29 October 2021. Resultantly, the company lost nearly Rs. 18,000 crores of market cap overnight, just in a flash. What led to this fall in shares? Let us find out. Why Did IRCTC’s Shares Drop During Early Trade? Shares of IRCTC …
Capital markets regulator SEBI has issued fresh guidelines pertaining to investment norms for the workforce, trustees and board members of mutual fund and asset management companies (AMCs). The guidelines include the creation of a new category of ‘access persons’ for which these rules apply. Accordingly, SEBI has imposed curbs on trading by the staff, trustees …
