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    You will get answers of your queries online on ICICIDirect -

    http://content.icicidirect.com/learn.../coursemap.htm
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    Quote Originally Posted by CONFUSED View Post
    You will get answers of your queries online on ICICIDirect -
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    Thanks Confused for the Link
    I have one query -
    What is square off?

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    I have two basic questions. Please answer when you have time -
    What are Futures?
    How they are different from shares?

    Thanks in advance!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sumant View Post
    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.
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    What are Options contracts?
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    Quote Originally Posted by CopyCat View Post
    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.

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    What is Debenture?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raja View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by CopyCat View Post
    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

    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 ! :-)

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    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.

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