What and How of Nifty Index!!!
. One of my friend recently just wanted to get an idea about Nifty and How it is calculated. I am presenting some basic facts about Nifty here…. Background of Nifty S&P CNX Nifty is a well diversified 50 stock index accounting for 21 sectors of the economy. It is used for a variety of […]
Changes in Nifty from Oct 01 2010!
Following changes take place in Nifty from Oct 01 2010 — ABB, Unitech and Idea Go Out. Bajaj, Dr Reddy and Sesa Goa come in.
Buying Options : What Investors should know
“The greatest ignorance is to reject something you know nothing about” If you are invested in Equity Markets or Mutual Funds, it is wise to be AWARE of the derivative product called ‘Options’. Options have seen increase in popularity over the past few years. Television shows like CNBC, NDTV Profit, ET Now etc devote a […]
Nseindia.com contains wealth of information for investors.
Many investors having a good portfolio are unaware of this wonderful site from the Stock exchanges (both the National Stock Exchange – NSE and Bombay Stock Exchange – BSE). I frequent the nseindia.com Two Basic features which can be used at the minimum are : A) Get Quote Feature – Just type in the name […]
Sensex touches 18000 again , two kinds of investors, two different views ….
. “The investor’s chief problem – and even his worst enemy – is likely to be himself.” ~ Benjamin Graham Sensex is at 18000 once again. (A) Many Investors who had invested since 2007 when the markets were around the same levels are not happy. Most of them are waiting to get out of the […]
ICICIdirect's trading site crashes; customers trapped and helpless
The online trading system as well as the phone-order service of ICICIdirect broke down today leaving numerous customers feeling completely helpless. However, the company is keeping mum so far ICICIdirect.com, ICICI Securities Ltd’s retail trading and investment services portal crashed today due to technical glitches. This has put all of its customers in deep trouble. […]
Larsen and Toubro showing good signs after a long time.
LNT Stock is a favourite of Investor community and is also one of the top holdings in most of the Mutual fund Portfolios. It has recently broken above 1700 levels after almost 9 months with decent amount of volume backup. If you are one of those who wants to own this in your portfolio , then, […]
Indian Markets are outperforming ….
The Indian Stock Markets are outperforming other markets over the past month and a half. As seen in the charts above, the out performance of the Indian Markets started in May 2010. How long this goes on is anybody’s guess. However, this out performance is sweet for Indian investors; especially because (1 ) There is […]
Beginner Investors : Investing with Index funds/ ETF's is a good choice
. What is Index Fund An index fund is a a mutual fund which tries to replicate an index of a financial market. (For eg: Sensex or Nifty). An Index fund follows a passive investing strategy called indexing. It builds a portfolio with the same stocks in the same proportions as the index. The fund […]