Learn With ETMarkets: Options demystified 401 – Market sentimentMarket sentiment derived from options can be assessed using the Put-Call Ratio (PCR). There are two types of PCR: volume-based and open int...
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Learn With ETMarkets: Options Demystified 302 - Options Greeks (Part 2)"Theta measures the rate at which an option loses value over time. It represents the amount by which the option's value decreases every day...
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Learn With ETMarkets: Options Demystified 301 - Option Greeks (Part 1)Maya explained, "Delta is a measure of how much an option's price will change with changes in the price of the underlying asset. Delta is e...
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Learn With ETMarkets: Decoding option prices"When it comes to determining the price of an option, the current market price of the underlying asset is the key factor. When it comes to ...
22 May, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
Learn With ETMarkets: Futures Contracts 201- Analyzing Futures ContractsFutures contracts are used by speculators to speculate on commodity, currency, and financial asset prices. Futures are leveraged instrument...
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Learn with ETMarkets: Understanding price trends - key to successful technical analysisEager to capitalize on the emerging trend, she started procuring berets from local stores and boutiques and selling them online with the he...
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Learn with ETMarkets: What is dividend, and how it works?If a company chooses to pay dividends, it can distribute them quarterly or annually. A few companies also offer special dividends when they...
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Learn with ETMarkets: Why buy individual stocks when you can choose index fundsAn index fund largely means investing in a basket of stocks that represents a particular index. So, giving an example; if an investor choos...
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Learn with ETMarkets: What are corporate bonds & how they workOn the other hand, when you buy a corporate bond, you do not get equity in the company. You become eligible to receive only a fixed rate of...
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Learn With ETMarkets: Delisted stock lying in your demat account? Here’s what you can doWhether a company gets delisted voluntarily or involuntarily, there will always be an option for you as an investor to offload your shares....
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Learn with ETMarkets: Beginners guide to F&O tradingInitially, earmark only 10% of your investible capital to begin trading in F&O. Why? Because F&O is a leveraging game. You may end up with ...
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Learn with ETMarkets: Various nomenclatures used in bondsBonds - is a debt security under which an issuer owes a bondholder a debt. The issuer is obliged to pay a bondholder the predetermined inte...
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Learn with ETMarkets: What is Hedging?For hedging using futures, the hedger can take a position in the futures market and lock-in prices. For instance, a cotton farmer who faces...
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What’re 8% GOI Savings Bonds?Investors can apply for ‘8% Savings GOI Bonds’ in individual capacity, joint basis or anyone or survivor.
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Importance of a benchmark for mutual fundsSince 2012, Sebi made it mandatory for fund houses to declare a benchmark index. This benchmark is independent and is based on the objectiv...
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