Direct Investment Foreign companies are now permitted to have a majority stake in their Indian affiliates except in a few restricted industries. In certain specific industries, foreigners can even have holding upto 100 percent. Investment through Stock Exchanges Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) upon registration with the Securities and Exchange Board of India … [Read more...]
Penny Stock Investing
Penny stocks literally trade for pennies per share, or for as much as a couple of dollars. The beauty of penny stocks, of course, is that sometimes they 'grow up' and become mid-cap stocks, multiplying in value hundreds of times over and making many people very wealthy. With penny stocks, also called micro-caps or juniors, you will see much greater price volatility, and thus … [Read more...]
Market trading tricks
In a volatile stock market, where prices change rapidly, there are two main strategies that can deliver good long term gains to investors. The aim of any investment in the Indian shares market is to make a profit and make money on your investment. If the market displays long term stability, making money can take a long time, however when the Market is volatile, and changes … [Read more...]
Stock Market Correction
When prices fall too fast, a market often retraces part of the trend move. often the degree of retracement is measured utilizing a Fibonacci ratio . Recently, our markets witnessed a drastic fall, owing to the pull out of the foreign institutional investors (FII). The recent Mumbai blasts have also affected it. The investors in these markets form consortiums among themselves … [Read more...]
Diversification for Traders
It’s all about diversification, they say. But I’m a trader! Can I still diversify? YES, and I should. But it isn’t the same. It’s not about finding some international exposure to offset the large cap growth in my portfolio (did I just say “portfolio?”). No, diversification in my world as a trader is entirely different. I can diversify my timeframes. I may choose to day … [Read more...]