Stock Market Articles

HDIL (housing development and Infrastructure limited) stock report

noreply@blogger.com (Priya Patil) — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:02:13 PDT

The business is involved with construction, contracting and slum rehabilitation projects. Though most of its projects are based in suburban Mumbai and nearby Thane, it is expanding its presence in cities like Hyderabad and Kochi. But the USP of the company is its slum rehabilitation projects. 85% of India’s largest slum rehabilitation project has been completed, signaling revenue generation is

What is Circular Trading in Stock Market

noreply@blogger.com (Priya Patil) — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:58:09 PDT

Circular Trading, what does it mean by in stock market ? It is very important to know what exactly it is to avoid money loses in stock market specially for small traders. Circular trading is basically trade done by a group of people among themselves to rig the share price.For e.g. A,B,C who are holding the same share “Stock A” can do a circular trading by A selling to B and B selling to C and C

Man Vs Machine - The world of algorithmic trading

noreply@blogger.com (Priya Patil) — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT

I still remember the days when i was in the trading ring shouting to buy and sell shares. It was a wonderful experience and you deal with real human beings. Though some unsrcuplous brokers make money by exploiting the clients trades by giving them the highest price of the day when they buy and the lowest when they sell. With NSE came into play the entire trading methodology changed to screen

HDFC Bank Stock Research

noreply@blogger.com (Priya Patil) — Fri, 04 May 2012 08:07:39 PDT

Today we will have a look on HDFC Bank Stock, Started in the year 1994 as a part of RBI’s bank liberalization policy today the company boasts of 2201 branches and 8913 ATMs across 1174 towns of India. It is also the among the top 10 best employers INDIA and has been applauded by receiving many awards including 5 in year 2012 itself. Showing a ~30% growth on Q.O.Q basis even in the times of

Mutual Funds Vs Direct investing

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:38:42 PDT

Investing directly in the market is better than going to "Mutual Funds" since the mutual funds pay heavily to the mutual fund managers and also pays brokerage to the brokers. The cost of purchase for a mutual fund also goes up since they have to buy huge quantities rather than small lots from the market which significantly influence the price of the share. Information leakage from mutual funds

mktcrunch.com is hiring editors

noreply@blogger.com (Priya Patil) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 07:44:37 PST

As we are in the expanding phase, and now we started looking out for fresh talented people who have good knowledge on stock market (equity, commodity, future, option, cash market, etc) and have very good written english skills no matter what he do (student, investor, trader or any one else) and are ready to contribute to mktcrunch.com. If you or your friend are interested to work for

Stock Picking Methodologies

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:21:48 PST

Before exploring the vast world of stock-picking methodologies, we should address a few misconceptions. Many investors new to the stock-picking scene believe that there is some infallible strategy that, once followed, will guarantee success. There is no foolproof system for picking stocks! If you are reading this tutorial in search of a magic key to unlock instant wealth, we're sorry, but we

Is it safe to invest in IPO ?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:30:29 PST

An IPO is also called as Initial Public Offering. An IPO is the basic term which is being used in the stock market which by the companies who wants to first issue the stock of their company to general public. This IPO helps the company to collect the funds in which in turn they provide the share to general public in their company. Generally these IPO’s are offered by newly formed companies as

Intra-day trading important rules

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:32:25 PST

what is intra-day trading :- Buying and selling equity on same day is called intraday trading. Suppose you purchase 50 shares of Google in the morning when market opens and holds it for 1,2, 3 hrs and sell it before market closes. Almost everyone finds intra-day (margin) trading fascinating. Most young and first-time day-traders feel all they need to do in this cakewalk is to have a

How commodity trading works ?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:42:53 PDT

Do you think gold prices will go up further? Are you sure that crude oil prices are going to fall? Have you heard that the soya crop this year is bad and will result in soya prices going up? If you believe that these predictions have a good chance of coming true and are willing to bet some money on them, you could try your hand at playing the commodity futures market. In How to trade in

How to trade in Futures? (diff bet Future & Cash Segment Trading)

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 06:30:39 PDT

Most of the traders still don't know how to trade in Futures, may be they are not interested, because the risk is more in Futures. Anyways gaining knowledge about Future is not Risk so lets read about How Futures work ? Buy a contract : - When you buy shares, you can buy any number you please, even if it is just one share. In Futures, you buy a contract which will have a specific lot size

What is Market Capitalization?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:21:41 PDT

When you are talking about the “mid-cap”, “small-cap” and “large-cap” stocks, you are actually talking about talking about market capitalization! Market capitalization (market cap) is a measurement of the size of a business enterprise (corporation) equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding (shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors) of a publicly

Maruti Suzuki Sales in September 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:12:54 PDT

Today we are happy to announce that we are started providing the companies update on mktcrunch.com, hope user will definitely like it specially daily traders who are always need to put eye on companies news update. (please send us your valuable feedback on publish@mktcrunch.com) New Delhi, October 1, 2011 Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 85,565 vehicles in September

Are Stock Splits Good for Investors

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:04:05 PDT

Stock splits may seem like a gift to some investors, but there is little evidence that you benefit in any meaningful way when a company splits its stock. Here’s what happens. Tata Motors, which is currently priced at Rs 800 per share, announces a 5-for-1 stock split. If you own 100 shares before the split worth Rs 8,000, you will own 500 shares worth Rs 8,000 after the split. (it recently

Who decide share prices in share market?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:07:09 PDT

Today i got mail from one of the valuable reader of this blog, (as he always gives feedback about blog and the contents ...thanks for that.) he asked very simple question - "Who decide share prices in share market?" And answer for the above question is also very simple in terms of supply & demand. "The price of a share in the market is decided by the market forces! Market forces here means-

How to decide the price of a stock

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:17:27 PDT

Knowing how to value a stock is extremely important before you take a buy call and invest your money. Investing in equity markets needs knowledge of the concepts related to stock valuation. Whenever you consult an investment advisor on your investments, he will ask you to learn how to value a stock option yourself. Stock research is very important, and is the only way of looking for

What does “Margin Trading” mean ?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:19:58 PDT

‘Margin” means borrowing money from your broker to buy a stock. Now the question is why would you borrow? Investors generally go for trading on margin so to increase their purchasing power so that they can own more stock without fully paying for it. That means you will pay a part of the buy price and the broker will lend you the difference. For the loan you have taken - - You will pay interest

Understanding the Importance of Stocks

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:09:46 PDT

A stock is a small share that represents a partial ownership of a company. Stocks are issued by companies in order to raise capitals and are bought by investors in order to acquire a portion of the company. Even a small share of the company will give the investors the right to have a say in how the company is run. Although they gain a portion of the company’s profits, investors do not carry an

How to deal with the broker/sub broker in stock market

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:37:01 PDT

Every transaction in the stock exchange is carried out through licensed members called brokers. To trade in shares, you have to approach a broker However, since most stock exchange brokers deal in very high volumes, they generally do not entertain small investors. These brokers have a network of sub-brokers who provide them with orders. The general investors should identify a sub-broker for

What is Alpha & Beta in Stock Market?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:19:04 PDT

Every investment involves two important aspects – returns and risk. And every investor wants to get the maximum returns with minimum risk. In this post is described the significance of Alpha and beta parameters of the stock portfolio that are used to describe the two main risks inherent in investing in stocks. Alpha relates to factors affecting the performance of an individual stock or the fund

How to Predict Future Stock Prices

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:50:03 PDT

Due to speculative nature of stock prices, it is nearly impossible to predict the future price of stocks. Stock prices are mainly run by investor perception about company’s future performance and expected growth. As we all know, stock prices are highly fluctuating and keeping a tab on them is indeed a huge challenge. Be Aware of All News Related to the Markets As a stock trader, you should be

Why i always say "nothing is impossible" ?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:25:23 PDT

Hi Friends, its 17-04-11, 04:50:10 (early morning in Melbourne) yesterday night i drunk too much with friends had dinner actually you can say early morning breakfast and slept and all of a sudden woke up at mentioned time and was thinking about one of friend so not able to sleep again went outside simply wondering here and there this is first night i was on the street and i realised in fact i was

Why do you need a Trading Plan? What should be in your trading plan?

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:38:50 PDT

Why do you need a Trading Plan? During trading hours, emotions will turn smart people into idiots. Therefore, you have to avoid having to make decisions during those hours. For every action you take during trading hours, the reason should not be greed or fear. The reason should be because it is in the plan. With a good plan, your task becomes one of patience and discipline. Consistent results

Why Most People Loss Money in the Stock Market

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:55:17 PDT

A lot of people are afraid to invest in the stock market because they have heard tons of horror stories about people losing their savings and retirement money in the stock market. TRUE! So what's the real score? How many people actually earn money in the stock market? How many poor people lose money in stocks? Well, to answer that, let me tell you about the Pareto Principle or the 80-20 Rule

Old saying "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer"

noreply@blogger.com (Raj) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:41:36 PDT

Would you like to learn how to invest in the stock market? Surely the rich arn't the only people who should make money from the stock market? Have you ever wondered if there are people who are making a living by investing in the stock market? It's normal to think that only 'wealthy people' can make money from investing, but is this actually the case? Are there everyday people in the world who