Investments & Personal Finance Articles

What is derivative??

Posted by Manmohan ACA, CS 16 March 2009 9104 Views

Derivative: MeaningDerivativeThe term "Derivative" indicates that it has no independent value, i.e. its value is entirely "derived" from the value of the underlying asset. The underlying asset can be securities, commodities, bullion, currency, live s

After the Crisis

Posted by Indraneel Sen Gupta 25 October 2008 9537 Views

Dear all, In the past one month across the globe the strongest world economies in convergence started the process of bailouts and injection funds in the hands of bankrupt banks and into the system. US lead the pack with Europe and other emerging mark

Prescription for Investors

Posted by Indraneel Sen Gupta 25 October 2008 6060 Views

Dear all, The prescription for the investors is not to get panic. What ever loss one have suffered cannot be recovered within this phase ,and by becoming panic you can neither get it back. The best tip for the coming months is this stay away from t

How to calculate SENSEX

Posted by Ravi Satpal 02 October 2008 25356 Views

The Sensex , an abbreviation of the BSE sensitive index, is a market capitalisation-weighted index of 30 stocks representing a sample of large, well-established and financially sound companies. It is the oldest index in India and has acquired a uniqu

CURRENCY FUTURE: A Step into Future

Posted by PRADEEP MODI 16 September 2008 17152 Views

CURRENCY FUTURE: A Step into FutureBy Preeti Modi, B.Com. ICWA, ACA.E-mail : preetimodi_ca@yahoo.co.inIt was very proud day on 29th August, 2008 for NSE (National Stock Exchange) when Finance Minister inauguratesa new financial services product - Cu

Factors which move forex rates

Posted by bheemashankar 13 September 2008 10895 Views

Factors which move forex rates Foreign exchange rates are extremely volatile and it is incumbent on those involved with foreign exchange - either as a purchaser, seller, speculator or institution - to know what causes rates to move. Actually, there

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER

Posted by bheemashankar 02 September 2008 10869 Views

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER Initial Public Offering (IPO) is when an unlisted company makes either a fresh issue of securities or an offer for sale of its existing securities or both for the first

Options

Posted by Member (Account Deleted) 28 July 2008 10771 Views

Options are financial instruments that convey the right, but not the obligation, to engage in a future transaction on some underlying security, or in a futures contract. In other words, the holder does not have to exercise this right, unlike a forwa

Working of a Stock Exchange

Posted by Ganesh Narayan.S 18 July 2008 28894 Views

WORKING OF A STOCK EXCHANGEA stock exchange also referred to as a share market or bourse is a corporation or mutual organization that provides a platform for stockbrokers and traders to trade company stocks and other securities. They also play a rol

Performane of a mutual fund

Posted by PC-www.bharadwajinstitute.com 20 June 2008 7527 Views

Dear friends,Mutual fund industry is the one of the best choices of modern day investors.Normally three plans are offered to youEquity linked - High risk and high returnBalancer - Moderate risk and ReturnDebt linked - Less risk and returnWhile explai