The Background
Securities and Exchange Board of India, popularly called SEBI, is a quasi government body that was initially formed in 1988 by an administrative order. The Indian capital market had started developing very fast during the 1980s. The amount of capital raised by companies from the primary market increased from a modest 200 crores in 1980 to a substantial 6500 crores in 1990. This implied a great exposure of public money, which also attracted a number of fly-by-night operators. This necessitated a watchdog that could safeguard the interests of investors.
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SEBI was provided an statutory status in the immediate aftermath...
Personal finances and investments, like any other field of human activity, are also marred by a number of myths. Though the situation is gradually changing with greater investor education and better availability of information and resources, many...
What are the qualities that distinguish a successful investor from a not-so-successful investor? Is it education? Do you really need to be a high-flying graduate from the ivy-league management colleges to become a successful investor? Well, in that...
In one of my previous posts (QIP), we had seen the fundamentals of capital structure of a company. Companies need capital to run their businesses and there are essentially two ways of getting the cash – Debt and Equity. At any point of time, a...
What does it take to invest successfully? Most people have this wrong notion that successful investing requires a college degree in high finance or loads of experience in the stock markets. Worse still, many of us assume that it requires timing the...
Lets assume that you are an active observer of the stock market. Over the past few sessions you have been observing that the stock market has been continuously rising and you are of the opinion that a few stocks (if not more) have run up excessively...
During my under-graduation, One of my professors once held a plastic cup in his hand and asked all of us “What do you think is the value of this cup?”
After hearing most of our valuation estimates which ranged between Rs. 5 and Rs. 50, he...
In my previous articles, I had discussed about the basics of mutual funds and the precautions you should exercise while investing in mutual funds. In this article, I would explain to you about the various types of mutual funds that are available in...
It can be a mere coincidence that today, the day on which I wrote a blog on technology and its effects , there is an article in one of the business dailies about the new software that will help you to reach the primary market in a jiffy. The newspaper...
Green shoe like the adjacent picture is not a type or color of a shoe, but is a smart option which at times helps the companies in stabilizing their share prices after the IPO. This can be used just when the company gets listed in the stock exchange.
Green...
Its an old joke in finance.. Two economists walking down a street spot a 100 rupee note. When one of them rushes to pick it up, the other one says “Don’t waste your efforts.. If it was really a 100 rupee note, someone would have already...
There are broadly two ways companies can raise cash from the capital markets:
1. Debt – Taking a loan from the market. Companies intending to raise cash through this route could borrow money from banks/ financial institutions/ high networth individuals/...
Introduction
Indian Stock Markets celebrated the winning of Congress led UPA in the 2009 Parliamentary election, by breaking all past records and forcing the regulator to halt the trading for the day. It is being considered that the main reason for...
Bata India Limited
Symbol: BATAINDIA
Suggestion: Buy, Target price Rs. 110; Stop loss at Rs. 125
Open 119.00
High 123.90
Low 113.00
Last Price 121.10
Fig. 1: Price movement...
Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited
Symbol: IDFC
Suggestion: Buy, Stop loss at Rs. 90
Open 91.00
High 99.20
Low 90.50
Last Price 98.20
Fig. 1: Price movement...
Titan Industries ltd.
Symbol: TITAN
Suggestion: Buy; SL @ Rs. 850
Open 865.00
High 891.40
Low 846.00
Last Price 856.05
Fig. 1: Price movement - Titan
Figure 1 shows...
Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone ltd.
Symbol: MUNDRAPORT
Suggestion: Buy
Open 401.30
High 451.60
Low 401.30
Last Price 438.60
Fig. 1: Price movement - Mundra Port
The...
Reliance Infrastructure Limited
Symbol: RELINFRA
Suggestion: Buy, Target Rs. 825; SL Rs. 780
Open 765.00
High 795.00
Low 752.00
Last Price 789.90
Fig. 1: Price movement...
Wipro ltd
Symbol: WIPRO
Suggestion: Buy, Target Rs. 400
Open 348.00
High 378.75
Low 345.00
Last Price 374.50
Fig. 1: Price movement - Wipro
The stock price of Wipro is...
ICICI BANK
Symbol: ICICIBANK
Suggestion: Buy, Stop loss at Rs. 518
Open 550.00
High 550.90
Low 515.15
Last Price 520.75
Fig. 1: Price movement - ICICI Bank
Fig. 1 shows...
