Share Market

Share and Share market

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Share: - Share is nothing but the Ownership of the company divided into small parts and each part is called as Share or Stock. Share is also called by different names. And they are Equity, Financial security and so on. A person carrying a share of a company holds that part of ownership in that company. A person holding maximum shares carry maximum ownership and designated like director, chairman etc. So when you buy shares of any company you become one of the owner of that company. Isn’t it cool?

Share Market: - A Share market is the place where buying and selling of shares takes place. Now days due to internet and advanced technology there is no need to present physically in exchanges like NSE and BSE but in fact the buying and selling of shares can be done from anywhere, where there is a computer with internet connection. One should have a Demat and trading account, computer and internet connection and he/she can start the share trading or investing from anywhere.

Stock Market - 2021 Holidays

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List of Holidays 2021:

Republic Day January 26,2021, Tuesday

Mahashivratri March 11,2021, Thursday

Holi March 29,2021, Monday

Good Friday April 02,2021 Friday

Ambedkar Jayanti April 14,2021 Wednesday

Ram Navami April 21,2021 Wednesday

Ramzan Id May 13,2021 Thursday

Bakri Id July 21,2021 Wednesday

Muharram August 19,2021 Thursday

Ganesh Chaturthi Sept 10,2021 Friday

Dussehra Oct 15,2021 Friday

Laxmi Pujan Nov 04,2021 Thursday

Balipratipada Nov 05,2021 Friday

Gurunanak Jayanti Nov 19,2021 Friday

Emerging Markets

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An emerging market is a country that has some characteristics of a developed market, but does not meet standards to be a developed market. This includes countries that may become developed markets in the future or were in the past. The term "frontier market" is used for developing countries with slower economies than "emerging". The economies of China and India are considered to be the largest. The four largest emerging and developing economies by either nominal or PPP-adjusted GDP are the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). The next five largest markets are South Korea, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. Iran is also considered an emerging market.

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Promoter

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A promoter is an individual or company that, for a fee, helps raise money for some type of investment activity. Most often, promoters raise money for a company through offering investment vehicles other than traditional stocks and bonds, such as limited partnerships and direct investment activities. Often times, these promoters are paid in company stock or free entrance into the investment activity as compensation for their work in raising funds from others.

LUPIN LTD.

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Lupin Ltd., incorporated in the year 1983, is a Large Cap company operating in Pharmaceuticals and

health care sector. It's key Products Segments include Tablets which contributed 48.94% of Total Sales), Capsules which contributed 17.86% of Total Sales, Bulk Drugs which contributed 11.74% of Total Sales), Liquids which contributed 7.59% of Total Sales, Injectible Vials which contributed 5.38% of Total Sales, other Services which contributed 3.82% of Total Sales, for the year ending 31-Mar-2015.

The company’s management includes Dr.Desh Bandhu Gupta, Dr.K U Mada, Dr.Kamal K Sharma, Dr.Vijay Kelkar, Mr.Dileep C Choksi, Mr.Jean-Luc Belingard, Mr.Nilesh Gupta, Mr.R A Shah, Mr.Ramesh Swaminathan, Mr.Richard Zahn, Mrs.M D Gupta, Ms.Vinita Gupta, Dr.Cyrus Karkaria, Dr.Maurice Chagnaud, Dr.Rajender Kamboj, Dr.Sofia Mumtaz, Mr.Alok Ghosh, Mr.Alpesh Dalal, Mr.Debabrata Chakravorty, Mr.Divakar Kaza, Mr.Naresh Gupta, Mr.Pradeep Bhagwat, Mr.R V Satam, Mr.Shakti Chakraborty, Mr.Shamsher Gorawara, Mr.Sunil Makharia, Mr.Thierry Volle, Mr.Vinod Dhawan.

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MAX India Ltd

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"Max India Ltd is demerging its health & allied business and specialty film business into Taurus Ventures Ltd and Capricorn Ventures Ltd, respectively. Effective at the open of Wednesday, January 27, 2016, Max India will be dropped from the indices," BSE said in a circular issued on Thursday.

In all, Max India will be excluded from seven indices, including S&P BSE 200, S&P BSE 500, S&P BSE AllCap and S&P BSE Industrials.

Kansai Nerolac Paints and Syngene International will fill its slot in BSE 200 and BSE 500, respectively.

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (born 5 July 1960) is an Indian Investor and Trader. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He manages his own portfolio as a partner in his asset management firm, Rare Enterprises.
Jhunjhunwala is the chairman of Aptech Limited and Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and sits on the board of directors of various Indian companies such as Prime Focus Limited, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services Limited, Bilcare Limited, Praj Industries Limited, Provogue India Limited, Concord Biotech Limited, Innovasynth Technologies (I) Limited, Mid Day Multimedia Limited, Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited, Viceroy Hotels Limited and Tops Security Limited.
NET WORTH: USD 1.90 billion (Sep.2014)

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Entry Load - Exit Load

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Entry Load: Mutual Funds charge investors an entry load of up to 2.25% to compensate for distribution costs. It is charged at the time an investor purchases the units of a scheme.

Exit Load: The commission or charge paid when an investor exits from a mutual fund. They are basically imposed to discourage withdrawals.

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Warren Buffett

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Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the most successful investor of the 20th century. Buffett is the chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, and consistently ranked among the world's wealthiest people. He was ranked as the world's wealthiest person in 2008 and as the third wealthiest in 2015. In 2012 Time named Buffett one of the world's most influential people.

Buffett is often referred to as the "Wizard of Omaha" or "Oracle of Omaha," or the "Sage of Omaha," and is noted for his adherence to value investing and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth. Buffett is a notable philanthropist, having pledged to give away 99 percent of his fortune to philanthropic causes, primarily via the Gates Foundation. On April 11, 2012, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, for which he successfully completed treatment in September 201.

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Halo Effect

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The halo effect is a term used in marketing to explain the bias shown by customers towards certain products because of a favorable experience with other products made by the same manufacturer or maker. Basically, the halo effect is driven by brand equity.
A classic example of the halo effect is the relationship between the Mac notebooks and iPod. When the iPod was released, there was speculation in the market place that the sales of Apple's Mac laptops would increase, because of the success of the iPod. The belief was based on the halo effect, as customers who had a great experience with the iPod would buy a Mac simply because it is made by Apple Inc.

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Capital Gains Tax

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At the time of Sale of any Asset, tax is liable to be paidon the gains earned on the sale of Asset. Such Gains could either be Short Term or Long Term. The Clssification for the same for Assets other than Shares and Mutual Funds are as follows,

1. Short Term Capital Gain (STCG): If the Asset is held for less than 36 Months
2. Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG): If the Asset is held for more than 36 Months

Classification for Sell of Shares or Mutual Funds:

1. Short Term Capital Gain (STCG): If the Asset is held for less than 12 Months
2. Long Term Capital Gain (LTCG): If the Asset is held for more than 12 Months

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Stocks to Invest: Maruti Suzuki

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Company: Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Type: Public
Traded as: BSE: 532500, NSE: MARUTI
Industry: Automotive
Founded: 1981
Number of employees: 12,900(2015,Sept.)
Slogan: Way of Life!

Current Models:
Omni - 1984 - Minivan
Gypsy - 1985 - SUV
WagonR - 1999 - Hatchback
Swift - 2005 - Hatchback
Grand Vitara - 2007 - Mini SUV
DZire - 2008 - Sedan
Ritz - 2009 - Hatchback
Eeco - 2009 - Hatchback
Alto K10 - 2010 - Hatchback
Ertiga - 2012 - Mini MPV
Alto 800 - 2012 - Hatchback
Stingray - 2013 - Hatchback
Celerio - 2014 - Hatchback
Ciaz - 2014 - Sedan

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Foreign Investors

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Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) can now invest directly in Indian equities. A QFI is an individual, an association or a group from a foreign country complaint with standards mandated by the Financial Action Task Force, an inter-governmental body that formulates policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and foreign venture capital investments do not come under the QFI category.

An individual QFI can invest up to 5 per cent of the paid-up capital of a listed company. Total investment by QFIs in a listed company cannot exceed 10per cent of its paid-up capital. Foreign investors will also be allowed to acquire equity shares by way of rights issue, bonus shares or equity shares on account of stock split, amalgamation, demerger or such corporate action.

The QFI investment limits will be over and above the ceilings set for FII and non-resident Indians under the Portfolio Investment Scheme for foreign investment in India.

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Stocks to Invest: Hindustan Unilever

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Traded as: BSE: 500696
Industry: Consumer goods
Founded: 1932
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Products: Foods, beverages, cleaning agents personal care products and water purifiers.
Revenue: Rs 30,170 crores (2014-15)
Net income: Rs 4,315 crores (2014-15)
No. of employees: 18,000

Hindustan Unilever's distribution covers over 2 million retail outlets across India directly and its products are available in over 6.4 million outlets in the country. As per Nielsen market research data, two out of three Indians use HUL products.

Food brands:

Annapurna salt and atta
Bru coffee
Brooke Bond (3 Roses, Taj Mahal, Taaza, Red Label) tea
Kissan squashes, ketchups, juices and jams
Lipton tea
Knorr soups & meal makers and soupy noodles
Kwality Wall's frozen dessert
Modern Bread
Magnum

Homecare Brands:

Active Wheel detergent
Cif Cream Cleaner
Comfort fabric softeners
Domex disinfectant/toilet cleaner
Rin detergents and bleach
Sunlight detergent and colour care
Surf Excel detergent and gentle wash
Vim dishwash
Magic – Water Saver

Personal Care Brands:

Aviance Beauty Solutions
Axe deodorant and aftershaving lotion and soap
LEVER Ayush Therapy ayurvedic health care and personal care products
Breeze beauty soap
Clear anti-dandruff hair products
Clinic Plus shampoo and oil
Close Up toothpaste
Dove skin cleansing & hair care range: bar, lotions, creams and anti-perspirant deodorants
Denim shaving products
Fair & Lovely skin-lightening products
Hamam
Lakmé beauty products and salons
Lifebuoy soaps and handwash range
Liril 2000 soap
Lux soap, body wash and deodorant
Pears soap
Pepsodent toothpaste
Pond's talcs and creams
Rexona soap
Sunsilk shampoo
Sure anti-perspirant
Vaseline petroleum jelly, skin care lotions
TRESemmé
TIGI

Water Purifier Brand:

Pureit Water Purifier

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Yo-Yo Market

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Very volatile market is known as Yo-Yo Market. It will have no distinguishing features of either an up or down market, taking on characteristics of both. Security prices in a yo-yo market will swing very high to low over a given period of time, making it difficult for buy and hold investors to profit.

Yo-yo markets can, however, be profitable environments for astute traders who are able to recognize buy and sell points and make trades before the market reverses. The name comes from the movements of a yo-yo, where security prices continually go up and down; a yo-yo market moves like its toy namesake.

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Obligation

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In the financial world, obligation refers to an outstanding debt that a party must still repay - and if they do not pay, they default on the debt. Obligation is a facility which supports selling of shares on the next trading day after they are purchased in delivery, by allowing you to sell the shares that you have purchased in delivery even before those shares are credited to your Demat account.
Suppose, you have purchased a specific share on Monday, it will take two trading days for those shares to be credited to your demat account i.e. you will receive those shares on Wednesday evening. This is known as T+2 settlement of shares. During these two days when the settlement is still under process these shares will remain in obligation. Thus giving you the liberty to sell those shares even before the settlement cycle is completed.

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China Impact

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By now we all can see the Chinese economy is falling apart. Will that affect us? Yes, What happens in China will have a massive impact on economies around the world, which means most stocks will get hit. We have to remember China is not Greece.
The China has continued to build high-end real estate in order to show GDP growth, but very few people live in these so-called ghost cities. (Same can be said about India in few years, if we realized it on time and learn from China now.) The Chinese government has also banned short selling, temporarily halted IPOs, pressured state-owned banks to make loans to struggling businesses, allowed pension funds to invest up to 30% of their net assets in stocks, and temporarily banned company shareholders with stakes of more than 5% from selling. If these aren't desperate measures, what is?

If the Chinese stock market crashes, it means that the investors do not believe in a bright future for China's economy. As people see their portfolios shrink, they might start selling stocks. That may trigger more selling. Another thing the Chinese might sell is gold. And if gold prices fall significantly, there is a good chance panic would come to India as well because the Indians traditionally are holding onto a lot of gold.

But there are other views too, which elaborates Indian economy much stronger to survive such external stock. And we all should believe that but just trade cautiously. Having said that there is no need to get panicked either, rather it can be seen great opportunity to invest in companies which we use and hear about everyday. These are companies will be there for long time.

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BLUE-CHIP STOCK

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Blue-chip Stock can be defined as stock of a large, well-established and financially sound company that has operated for many years. A blue-chip stock typically has a market capitalization in the billions, is generally the market leader or among the top three companies in its sector. You will invariably find that is to be a household name. Most blue-chips have a record of paying stable or rising dividends for years. The term is believed to have been derived from poker, where blue chips are the most expensive chips.

A blue-chip company may have survived several challenges and market cycles over the course of its life which leads to it being perceived as a safe investment.

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Why Diversification?

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Diversification is one of the central concepts in investments. Theoretically your money should not be locked in any one asset. It should be split to buy different types of assets like land, shares/mutual funds, gold, FD’s etc. The reason is no particular asset can keep delivering profits year after year consistently. There will be exceptional growth in some years and then it will be followed by sluggishness. This phenomenon is true in almost every and any assets class. So, if your investment is in a single asset, you make money only if that asset increases in value and at the same time, you also miss the chance to participate in any other asset boom. Hence, the risk you take is high.

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QUICK RATIO

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Quick ratio gives you an idea how easily the company can pay its current obligations – that is those bills due in the next 12 months.
The Quick Ratio is cash, marketable securities and accounts receivable divided by current liabilities (those due in the next 12 months). However, not all Current Assets are included in this ratio – excluded are doubtful accounts receivables and inventory. Basically, you are saying if all income stopped tomorrow and the company sold off its readily convertible assets, could it meet its current obligations?
A Quick Ratio of 1.00 means the company has just enough current assets to cover current obligations. Something higher than 1.00 indicates there are more current assets than current obligations.
It is important to compare companies with others in the same sector because different industries operate with ratios that may vary from one sector to another. Some industries such as utilities, for example carry much more debt than other industries and should only be compared to other utilities.
So, quick ratio is :

Current assets – doubtful debtors and inventory / Current liabilities.

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NCDEX

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NCDEX - National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Markets Limited, is the leading National Spot Exchange in India. It works with domain experts and offers trading platforms for trading in a host of commodities, both agricultural and non-agricultural to various market participants, primary producers including farmers, traders, processors etc. These trading platforms combine technological efficiency and market friendly trading features in a transparent atmosphere to make trading a rich and rewarding experience.

NCDEX e Markets Limited provides a complete solution to its customers including trade-facilitation, collateral management, logistics and supply chain management and clearing and settlement.

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MCX INDIA

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Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) is an independent commodity exchange based in India. It was established in 2003 and is based in Mumbai. MCX offers futures trading in bullion, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, energy, and a number of agricultural commodities such as mentha oil, cardamom, potatoes, palm oil and others.

MCX is India's No. 1 commodity exchange with 83% market share in 2009
The exchange's main competitor is National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd.
Globally, MCX ranks no. 1 in silver, no. 2 in natural gas, no. 3 in crude oil and gold in futures trading.
The highest traded item is gold.
MCX has several strategic alliances with leading exchanges across the globe.
MCX now reaches out to about 800 cities and towns in India with the help of about 126,000 trading terminals
MCX COMDEX is India's first and only composite commodity futures price index.

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Current Liabilities

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Current Liabilities are bills that will come due in the next 12 months. These include the company’s normal operating expenses such as salaries, utilities, and so on. Long-term debt, such as mortgages would not be included, however that portion of payments due in the next 12 months would be included.

Current liabilities are usually presented in the following order:

the principal portion of notes payable that will become due within one year
accounts payable
the remaining current liabilities such as payroll taxes payable, income taxes payable, interest payable and other accrued expenses

The parties who are owed the current liabilities are referred to as creditors. If the creditors have a lien on company assets, they are known as secured creditors. The creditors without a lien are referred to as unsecured creditors.

The amount of current liabilities is used to determine a company's working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) and the company's current ratio.

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Stocks to Invest: SBI

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The ‘SBI (State Bank of INDIA) group’ which consists of many subsidiaries and joint ventures both from banking and non banking sectors is the largest loan provider for people and business in India. According to the SBI’s website the bank has 4713 branches in India, operates 21,000 ATMs and has 180 offices in 34 countries as on June 30^th 2011. Logically, the bank holds high amount of Current Account Savings Account deposits which carries lower interest liability. This has helped the bank to give loans at the most competitive rates in India.
With many subsidiaries and a variety of financial services such as insurance, mutual funds, merchant banking, credit cards, factoring, stock broking, pension fund management etc and with spreading business in every nook and corner of India, it would be hard to beat this bank in terms of revenues. Also Government of India’s has holding of approximately 60% in the bank. SBI always stands in an advantageous position with the government being its main promoter.

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Support & Resistence

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Support is the price level at which demand is thought to be strong enough to prevent the price from declining further. The logic is that, when the price declines, there will be more demand for the particular share. By the time the price reaches a particular level, it is believed that demand will overcome supply and prevent the price from falling below support.
Resistance is just the opposite of ‘support’. A Resistance is the price level at which selling is thought to be strong enough to prevent the price from rising further. The logic behind the theory is that , as the price advances , sellers become more inclined to sell and buyers become less inclined to buy. By the time the price reaches a particular level it is believed that supply will overcome demand and prevent the price from rising above resistance.