Local Market

Local Market

Indian Share Market first started functioning IN 1875. The first share trading association in India was known as the Native Share and Stock Broker’s Association, that later turned into Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). This trading association started off its operations with around 318 members. Main components of Indian Share Market:...
International Stock Market

International Stock Market

The stock market in the United States is made up of stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ and self-regulating organizations such as the Pink Sheets, where smaller companies trade over the counter. The NYSE has acquired the American Stock Exchange, the Pacific Stock Exchange,...
Difference between Short & Long Term Investors

Difference between Short & Long Term Investors

After the analysis of short term and long term investors we get a clear difference of what is the difference between short term and long term investors. In a short the comparison between long term and short term investors would give a clear idea of which investment is better. By...
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Long Term Investors

Long Term Investors

Long term investors are like the fabled tortoise that beat the hare in the race, the investor who stays in for the long term is more likely to achieve his/her goals than the investor who chases “hot tips” for quick profits in the stock market. They offer additional income and help to achieve the strategic...
Short Term Investors

Short Term Investors

Different people have different tastes when it comes to holding periods of their investments. Some like to invest in a company and hold their position for a very long time, while others may be totally opposite would be going for short time investment, buying and selling in seconds. In simple terms when we hold the...
Rising Fuel Prices - Burning Budget!

Rising Fuel Prices – Burning Budget!

Why did I ever buy a car or bike which sips on petrol or diesel? , would be clogging the minds of two or four wheeler owners who opted for petrol or even alternate fuelled ones. Petrol prices have went up by 400 percent in the last 10 years. Fuel price in the current market...
Indian Financial Market - An Overview

Indian Financial Market – An Overview

For the past 200 years, India Capital market is emerging as the fastest growing financial market. With the active participation of 200 to 250 securities brokers, the development started from Mumbai during second half of the 19th century. Global Equity Indexes – Dow Jones Global indexes, Mutual Funds, Insurance, S&P CNX – Nifty are few...
Is it good or bad to buy home at this stage..

Is it good or bad to buy home at this stage..

Having our own house, the dream house, has always been the greatest feeling for any of us, as all of us have lots of dreams attached to the word “own house”. It is not only about the feelings; it symbolizes prosperity, growth, and status and is one of our biggest assets. But the question is...
Stock Market Investing for Novices

Stock Market Investing for Novices

Stock Market is a structured system where trade of stocks and shares of registered companies occurs in the Stock Exchange. Before we start investing into the Stock Market we need to know how stock market works. Working of Stock Market In Stock Market, an investor can trade with stocks, shares or bonds of any company;...
Soaring Interest Rates...

Soaring Interest Rates…

It is unbelievable and shocking to see how the interest rates are increasing sharply and steeply. This is because the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) started increasing the base for interest rates in this year (2011) relating to the inflation which has hit several economic classes in India. Due to this increase in interest rates...
Five Mistakes at the Time of Investment

Five Mistakes at the Time of Investment

Investments are done by people to meet their future financially and to meet their needs (i.e. Children Education, Medical expenses, Retirement and so on). We do some repeated mistakes at the time of investing due to lack of knowledge and time. This lack of knowledge will make us to free money from us and sometimes...
Savings: The Key Concept

Savings: The Key Concept

Savings is one of most important concept in economics, based on which all other economics activities and theories are explained. We do savings in our normal course of life, but without knowing the actual benefits from it. Before going any further, it is better for us to define savings in business term. Savings as defined...
Technical Analysis - Trend Lines

Technical Analysis – Trend Lines

Any investment in share market is nothing but putting the money in shares of a company with the hope of getting profit in the future. But an investment with mere hope will not result in desirable result. Therefore, before making an investment it is essential to predict the performance of an investment, and this can...
Share prices & factors influencing them

Share prices & factors influencing them

The most simple but most frequently asked question in share market is, what are the factors that influence the share price? There are few basic factors that largely influence the price movement of a particular share or a stock market. But before having a look at these factors, we need to understand the foundation of...