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>take
20-07-2009, 03:43 PM
Hi All,

I am starting new topic for all the new starter's of stock market. Please ask your qustions/queries on stock market. Will try to answer with best of my knowledge.

>Take

Raj
21-07-2009, 09:04 AM
What is NIFTY?

GenNext
21-07-2009, 09:42 AM
I have two queries -
1- What is upper circuit?
2- What is BTST?

>take
21-07-2009, 11:09 AM
What is NIFTY?
NSE Index Fifty

I have two queries -
1- What is upper circuit?
Upper Circuit is the limit (percentage) upto which a share can go high in a particular day.
eg. the UC limit is 5% for STC
so if it is 1000 bucks today. It can go maximum by only 5% or 50 rupees on this day!Ithe share gets locked and no more buying can take place.


2- What is BTST?
Buy today sell tommorrow

Natraj
21-07-2009, 12:30 PM
Thanks >Take for this thread :thumb:
Can anyone answers the below questions:-
1. What is Short?
2. What is Position?

CONFUSED
22-07-2009, 11:59 AM
1. What is Short?
To understand this first look at Long, Long is when you have bought a stock, when you think that the stock would move upward. While Short is when you have sold a stock(even if you dont own it), when you think that the stock would move downward.
You cannot carry stock short beyond intraday, but can carry short position in futures and options.

2. What is Position?
When you buy and sell a stock you are having a 'position' in those stocks. Either long or short.

CONFUSED
22-07-2009, 12:04 PM
You will get answers of your queries online on ICICIDirect -
http://content.icicidirect.com/learning/LearningCenter/coursemap.htm

tigershark
23-07-2009, 12:03 PM
You will get answers of your queries online on ICICIDirect -
http://content.icicidirect.com/learning/LearningCenter/coursemap.htm
Thanks Confused for the Link :thumb:
I have one query -
What is square off?

Sumant
24-07-2009, 12:10 PM
I have two basic questions. Please answer when you have time -
What are Futures?
How they are different from shares?

Thanks in advance!

Expert
08-08-2009, 11:43 AM
What are Futures?
A 'Future' is a contract to buy or sell the underlying asset for a specific price at a pre-determined time. If you buy a futures contract, it means that you promise to pay the price of the asset at a specified time. If you sell a future, you effectively make a promise to transfer the asset to the buyer of the future at a specified price at a particular time.

CopyCat
13-08-2009, 12:46 PM
What are Options contracts?

PolicyWala
13-08-2009, 12:50 PM
What is square off?
You have bought/sold a certain script and then you sell/purchase the same script the same day is called square off.

In square off, you do not carry home the same trade for next day.

PolicyWala
13-08-2009, 12:52 PM
What are Options contracts?
Options contracts are instruments that give the holder of the instrument the right to buy or sell the underlying asset at a predetermined price. An option can be a 'call' option or a 'put' option.

A call option gives the buyer, the right to buy the asset at a given price.
Similarly a 'put' option gives the buyer a right to sell the asset at the 'strike price' to the buyer. Here the buyer has the right to sell and the seller has the obligation to buy.

MTG
02-09-2009, 03:19 PM
What are Futures?
Futures : Futures are a contract wherein you have to buy a specified share at a specified price on a specified date. It is compulsory to buy the share on that particular date.

mohan
24-09-2009, 04:09 PM
I have a small query -
What is right issue? Is it simmilar to IPOs?

Natraj
24-09-2009, 04:15 PM
I have a small query -
What is right issue?
Is it simmilar to IPOs?
Issue of shares at par or at a premium by an existing company to its share holders in a certain proportion to their holdings,as a matter of their right to receive preferential treatment. Its different from IPOs.

Master
24-09-2009, 04:28 PM
What is right issue?
Right issue is for existing shareholder of the company, so it is not public issue like IPOs. In it existing shareholders have right to apply or reject the right issue. Normally company give some discount in the price of share for right issue.

MTG
13-10-2009, 10:24 PM
Rights Issue is another way of raising capital from the market. The money is raised from the existing shareholders. No party except the existing shareholders can subscribe to it. And its not a compulsion on shareholders to subscribe.
It is intentionally priced below CMP. Otherwise it makes no sense for the shareholder to buy them. If its priced above CMP, then obviously it makes sense to buy from secondary mkt rather than subscribing to Rights.

Raja
17-10-2009, 05:36 PM
What is Debenture?

Contractor
18-10-2009, 11:49 AM
What is Debenture?
The term is used in corporate finance for a medium to long-term debt instrument used by large companies to borrow money. In some countries the term is used interchangeably with bond, loan stock or note.

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debenture

Mayur09
21-10-2009, 12:26 PM
What is insider trading in shares? I was reading one news about one guy, who did insider trading, so just curious about this term :-).

PolicyWala
21-10-2009, 06:38 PM
What is insider trading in shares?
Insider trading is the trading of a company's stock by individuals with potential access to non-public material information about the company. Eg. If a company's stock is trading at 500 and someone learns that the company will be taken over for 650 a share, that information would be material.

Sharma
22-10-2009, 03:33 PM
What is Stop Loss in shares? How to put stop loss in ICICI Direct?

Policy_expert
22-10-2009, 07:23 PM
What is Stop Loss in shares? How to put stop loss in ICICI Direct?
A stop-loss limit allows you to specify the minimum price at which you are willing to hold a stock and trigger the sale of the shares when they reach, or fall below, the price you've set. regarding your ICICI Direct query, you can check here - https://secure.icicidirect.com/trading/equity/tradinghelp.asp

Sharma
22-10-2009, 08:15 PM
Thanks Policy_Expert. Buy the info I am looking for is from delivery shares perspective not from futures perspective. In the above link ICICI Direct explained on futures way.

Thanks again,
Sharma

CopyCat
23-10-2009, 02:16 PM
Thanks Policy_Expert. Buy the info I am looking for is from delivery shares perspective not from futures perspective. In the above link ICICI Direct explained on futures way.

Thanks again,
Sharma
Check with ICICI Direct customer care, they are in best position to explain your query.

RajS
26-10-2009, 12:20 PM
Is there is difference in Shares and Stock? Most of the people use them interchangeable. It's silly one question, but if any expert help me out in understanding this would be great.

CONFUSED
26-10-2009, 05:45 PM
Is there is difference in Shares and Stock?
The stock or capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid or invested into the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors. Stock is distinct from the property and the assets of a business which may fluctuate in quantity and value.
The stock of a business is divided into shares, the total of which must be stated at the time of business formation. Given the total amount of money invested into the business, a share has a certain declared face value, commonly known as the par value of a share.

Source - wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock)

Expert
27-10-2009, 10:55 AM
Shares and stocks are one and the same thing.
What Does Shares Mean?
A unit of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset. While owning shares in a business does not mean that the shareholder has direct control over the business's day-to-day operations, being a shareholder does entitle the possessor to an equal distribution in any profits, if any are declared in the form of dividends. The two main types of shares are common shares and preferred shares.
What Does Stock Mean?
A type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings.
Also known as "shares" or "equity".

Source - Investopedia.com (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stock.asp)

RajS
27-10-2009, 02:02 PM
Good Info Expert. My understanding is also same. But now I got the meaning of both the terms.

Investor
10-11-2009, 05:00 PM
I am new to investment, have two basic queries on demat.
1- What is demat?
2- Is demat compulsory?

v.r.s.nathan
10-11-2009, 08:27 PM
1- What is demat?
A demat account, the abbreviation for dematerialised account, is a type of banking account which dematerializes paper-based physical stock shares. The dematerialised account is used to avoid holding physical shares: the shares are bought and sold through a stock broker.

2- Is demat compulsory?
If you want to trade than demat account is mandatory. If you just want to buy and keep shares, than you can keep as a paper-based physical stock shares (without demat account).

Hypothetical
16-11-2009, 03:27 AM
What are Options contracts?

Dear Copycat,

Option is a financial instrument that is used to decrease( or increase- eg speculation) risk in the investments. It gives the 'buyer' of the option right but not obligation to buy (call option) or sell(put option) an asset on a particular previously decided date(eg european type option) or any date before expiry date (eg american type option).

you can obviously read more about it here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_%28finance%29)

If you have any question pls feel free to ask.

@ others: my apologies if i made some techical mistake- take it easy on me its my first post ! :-)

Raja
25-11-2009, 10:26 PM
Could you please tell me the online link of any website which tell you about the shares hitting 52 week high?

Master
25-11-2009, 10:36 PM
Could you please tell me the online link of any website which tell you about the shares hitting 52 week high?
You can use moneycontrol or business standard. I use the later one - http://www.business-standard.com/stockpage/week_high_more.php

Investor
12-12-2009, 01:04 AM
- What is "de-listing of shares"?
- Is there is any effect on shares of shareholder by de-listing?

CONFUSED
12-12-2009, 02:04 PM
- What is "de-listing of shares"?
- Is there is any effect on shares of shareholder by de-listing?
Delisting refers to the practice of removing the stock of a company from a stock exchange so that investors can no longer trade shares of the stock on that exchange.
Investor should sell the shares in the market before de-listing.

Source - wikipedia.org

Naresh
24-12-2009, 03:43 PM
Is it possible to re-list the shares after it's been delisted?

Taxman
24-12-2009, 07:34 PM
Is it possible to re-list the shares after it's been delisted?
Yes.
What is relisting of shares?
Companies desirous of getting their securities listed on the BSE are required to enter an agreement with the exchange called Listing Agreement, under which they are required to make certain disclosures and perform certain acts, failing which the company may face some disciplinary action, including suspension/delisting of securities. Hundreds of listed companies are now either suspended or delisted for violation of listing norms. Some of these companies have started coming forward for relisting the securities following the market boom in 2007-08. In short, these companies comply with the listing norms and get their shares listed again for trading on stock exchanges.

Source - Link (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/relisting-drama-the-new-route-for-price-rigging/313710/0)

narayan
28-02-2010, 02:39 PM
What does buy back means?

PolicyWala
28-02-2010, 03:49 PM
What does buy back means?
buy back of shares represents that the company is going to reduce the floating stock quanity in open market by buying back the shares from public holdings, and cancelling the same, it will help to increase the Book value, EPS and result will go to appreciation of market value of the script in short term.
Buy back is of two types
1)From shareholders: In this case company approach the original share holder to offer the shares at the price fixed under board meeting,
2)Open market : In this case company deputes some broker or agent to accumulate the shares for him at the price fixed or lower from markdet transactions.

Imran
27-08-2010, 12:13 AM
Is it possible to transfer the shares from one account to another?

CONFUSED
27-08-2010, 01:54 PM
Is it possible to transfer the shares from one account to another? Yes, You can. Just visit the branch office of DEMAT provider and fill the offline share transfer form and they do it for you, Some provider like ICICI Bank charge some fee for it.

alok07
04-09-2010, 03:53 PM
Is there any method to find the number of shares in a Future LOT?

PolicyWala
05-09-2010, 12:52 AM
Is there any method to find the number of shares in a Future LOT?
Follow link - http://www.nseindia.com/content/fo/fo_mktlots.csv

alok07
27-11-2010, 03:40 PM
Do we need to activate stop-loss daily or only one time for a script?

Harish Rawat
28-11-2010, 01:05 PM
Do we need to activate stop-loss daily or only one time for a script? Every day you need to activate the stop loss.

PolicyWala
29-11-2010, 02:53 PM
Do we need to activate stop-loss daily or only one time for a script?
Stop-Loss - An order placed with a broker to sell a security when it reaches a certain price.
By Investopedia

So you have to set it up everytime you login for trade.

sharemarket9
09-02-2011, 01:02 PM
what is future option trading ?

v.r.s.nathan
09-02-2011, 03:53 PM
what is future option trading ?

A 'Future' is a contract to buy or sell the underlying asset for a specific price at a pre-determined time. If you buy a futures contract, it means that you promise to pay the price of the asset at a specified time. If you sell a future, you effectively make a promise to transfer the asset to the buyer of the future at a specified price at a particular time.

Option is a financial instrument that is used to decrease( or increase- eg speculation) risk in the investments. It gives the 'buyer' of the option right but not obligation to buy (call option) or sell(put option) an asset on a particular previously decided date(eg european type option) or any date before expiry date (eg american type option).

Sumant
26-02-2011, 04:59 PM
What are following points related to shares? How they are useful in picking up/investing in new shares?
P/E Ratio
EPS
Face Value

Master
26-02-2011, 05:12 PM
What are following points related to shares? How they are useful in picking up/investing in new shares?
P/E Ratio
PE ratio is Price/EPS i.e. the current stock price divided by the EPS.


EPS
EPS is Earnings per share. The total earnings of the company divided by the numbers of shares in equity.
Market cap is price multiplied by the number of equity shares.


Face Value
As above 3 depend on the earnings of the company either directly or indirectly, they vary from quarter to quarter. But, face value is not a variable, unless a split happens. Face value is the nominal price printed on the face of the stock. It does not mean much by itself, nor is it the assured value of the stock as some people mistake it to be.

Master
26-02-2011, 05:22 PM
What is Share? - http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2004/nov/25shares.htm

Things to know to buy Shares - http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/apr/26share.htm

What is EPS and PE? - http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/feb/08stock.htm

Market is bulliesh mean? - http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2004/dec/15expert.htm

Why to buy shares? - http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2004/dec/01shares.htm

When is right time to sell shares? - http://specials.rediff.com/getahead/2007/nov/05stocks.htm

Why the Sensex rises? - http://inhome.rediff.com/getahead/2004/dec/28sensex.htm

What is BSE? - http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2006/sep/13sensex.htm

Should I buy shares now? - http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2004/dec/23sensex.htm

Is Stock worth to buy? - http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/mar/14profit.htm

How to pick the right shares? - http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/aug/04bull.htm

Source - rediff.com

Rahul
25-04-2011, 01:23 PM
Eps stands for “ earning per share”, means profit after tax attributable to a share, For example if share 'X' has profit after tax of Rs.500 crores and total no of shares of 'X' is 10 crore then eps is 50.

PE stands for price earning ratio it is the relation between EPS and market price of share. For example if shares 'X' @ 200 on nse and its eps is 50 as calculated above then its pe is 200/50 = 4.

Ice
20-05-2011, 02:54 PM
What is ‘Application Supported by Blocked Amount’(ASBA)?

Rahul
21-05-2011, 10:39 AM
What is ‘Application Supported by Blocked Amount’(ASBA)?
Application Supported by Blocked Amount(ASBA) is a facility wherein the money you intend to invest in an NFO stays in your bank account and consequently earns you the interest. The money leaves your account only when units are allocated to you. While in your account, this amount stays blocked ensuring that you cannot use it for any other purpose.

>take
21-05-2011, 11:54 AM
ASBA (Application Supported by Blocked Amounts) is a process developed by the Securities and Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) for applying to IPO. In ASBA, an IPO applicant's account doesn't get debited until shares are alloted to him/her.

Sumant
29-05-2011, 03:22 PM
What is Call - Put in option trading?

Lethal
29-05-2011, 03:25 PM
CALL : If you buy a CALL ( or you sell a PUT) of particular script means you are bullish on script. If scripts moves up you make money.
PUT : If you buy a PUT ( or you sell a CALL) of a particular script means you are bearish on script. If script goes down you make money.

Buy CALL / PUT : loss limited & profit unlimited.
Sell CALL / PUT : profit limited & loss unlimited.

Hope this clears your doubts.

mohan
02-07-2011, 12:50 AM
What is Margin trading?

Sumant
22-09-2011, 06:28 PM
What is the difference between NSE and BSE?
Can a company's shares be listed in both NSE and BSE?
Which market is more profitable to invest in?

GenNext
23-09-2011, 06:34 PM
What is the difference between NSE and BSE?
NSE stands for National Stock Exchange whereas BSE stands for Bombay Stock Exchange.

Can a company's shares be listed in both NSE and BSE?
It's upto the company. They can list in both.

Which market is more profitable to invest in?
It depend upon the company you are investing in not the stock market.

Deepak Goel
28-09-2011, 01:25 PM
can anyone tell me about the "options" by giving example of it.....Thanx

Vivek
28-09-2011, 02:21 PM
can anyone tell me about the "options" by giving example of it.....Thanx
It's already discussed, please use search option.

What are Options contracts?Options contracts are instruments that give the holder of the instrument the right to buy or sell the underlying asset at a predetermined price. An option can be a 'call' option or a 'put' option.
A call option gives the buyer, the right to buy the asset at a given price.
Similarly a 'put' option gives the buyer a right to sell the asset at the 'strike price' to the buyer. Here the buyer has the right to sell and the seller has the obligation to buy.

nameeta26
30-08-2013, 07:11 PM
My questions very common but want more satisfy answers..
1. What is online and Offline trading?
2. How to online and Offline trading?

Rahul
26-11-2013, 04:32 PM
Online - Doing share trading via online Demat account.
Offline - Whenyou sell your physical share certificate to new buyer.

Offline trading is not avilable in India anymore.