Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) usually get to witness good participation from retail investors. The allocation of shares to investor categories is reserved in every IPO. These categories are - qualified institutional buyers, non-institutional inves

A covered call options trading strategy is an Income generating strategy which can be initiated by simultaneously purchasing a stock and selling a call option. It can also be used by someone who is holding a stock and wants to earn income from that

A Long Straddle Options Trading is one of the simplest options trading strategy which involves a combination of buying a call and buying a put, both with the same strike price and expiration. Long Straddle option strategy can be used to make profit

Open interest is the number of options or futures contracts that are not closed. In simple words it is the number of outstanding contracts. It only applies to futures and options contract. Let’s try to understand the concept of open interest

It is a matter of great pride for any company to go public. However, there is a certain process which a company needs to follow in order to come out with an Initial Public Offering (IPO). This process involves six steps post which a company can list

Initial Public Offering (IPO) happens when a company decides to go public and list itself on the stock exchanges. Buying shares of a company is very easy when you buy it from the secondary market i.e. when the company is already listed on the exchan

Usually, when a company comes out with an initial public offering (IPO), there is a lot of noise around it. Nobody wants to miss an opportunity of investing in an IPO. However, not all IPOs provide desired returns. Some IPOs fail miserably and peopl

Trading in equity market can be compared to marriage to a large extent. One needs to have commitment and long-term approach for both. However, here is a checklist one must follow before investing in the equity market. Long-term Approach When an

In an economy, financial transactions hold an important place as it helps in assigning people’s savings and investments. Financial instruments like commodities, securities, currencies, etc. are made and traded by investors in the market. Financial

We are often left wondering about how investors assess the risk factors of stocks in the market. The concept of risk is often confusing to understand, and one of the most common measures of stock is 'Beta'. In simpler language, Beta is the measuremen

Trading, Investing and Speculating are as similar as engine, clutch and gear of a car. Simply put, all three are great for your car, extremely important to run it but none can be substituted by the other. They are very much different and here’s how

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