Ploughing back profits is the exact opposite of paying out dividends. When a company makes net profits, a portion of the net profits are paid out to the shareholders in the form of dividends. After the dividends are paid, the residual profits are transferred to the reserves and surplus in the balance sheet of the …
Technical indicators are used by traders and investors for technical analysis. They analyze the past and the present to approximately predict the future. This analysis helps traders to chart future price trends and patterns. Technical traders rely on indicators to help them interpret the market. The goal of the indicators are to find trading opportunities …
As Indian economy has gradually started to function again after three months of extended lockdown; foreign institutional investors are also back in the economy; bringing back 40 percent investment what they had withdrawn during the lockdown. FIIs returning to India is a good news. It shows the faith investors have in the economy and will …
Let’s begin by defining average true range(ATR). A particular stock’s range can be measured in terms of the difference between its highest and lowest price on a particular day. It shows the stock’s volatility. A large ranges indicates high volatility while a small range indicates low volatility. This range also applies to both commodities and options – the high …
The monsoon season ushers in rainfall for 4 months from June to September in this country. For an agriculturally dominant developing country, rainfall is extremely important. This in turn affects the stock market for better or worse, accordingly. While a majority of the population of India depends on agriculture for their daily living expenses, the …
Did you know that globally nearly 80-85% of the options expire worthless. That means; the buyer of the option loses money on the option while the seller actually takes the premium. There could be two reasons for the same. Firstly, the option buyers are normally the smaller trades while the option sellers are normally large …
As per disclosure norms set by SEBI, companies have to report their financial performance on a quarterly and annual basis. Apart from financial data, the annual report also contains valuable information such as information about the company’s products and services, management vision and guidance, major recent accomplishments, changes in leadership, mergers and acquisition related activity, …
HOW DO I KNOW ABOUT THE POTENTIAL INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF MY SECURITIES (SHARES, BONDS, ETC.)? You can use the method of Fundamental Research to find the potential increase in the value of your securities. What is Fundamental Research? Fundamental Research is a method of valuing securities based on the growth prospects and attractiveness …
On the morning of 29th September, the Indian Army carried out selective surgical strikes on terror establishments along the border in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK). While the surgical strikes were on the cards after the terrorist attack at Uri, the timing and speed with which the Indian army and the political establishment acted took a lot …
The PMI (Purchase Manager Index) is a classic measure of whether the particular segment is seeing an expansion or a contraction. Markit Economics calculates this PMI for manufacturing and services separately for all major countries on a monthly basis and announces it in the first week of the next month. For the month of December …
