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Portfolio Holdings as of 30 October, 2014
What is Algorithmic Trading
Before I begin – Remember that while algorithms can enable high frequency trading, the scope for algorithmic trading is much wider. While all high frequency trading will use some form of computer programming, all algorithms are not written to execute only high frequency trades. Algorithmic Trading Every buy/sell trade in the stock market is backed […]
ITC Impact – Ban on Sale of Loose Cigarettes
Received this question on ITCs investment potential – day after the Government decided to put a ban on sale of loose cigarettes – 27 November 2014. I had a query regarding ITC. Over a period of time I have accumulated 1700 units of ITC (average price:290). However in the wake of recent regulatory issues and […]
Super 6 Dividend Income Stocks
Motivating fact about investing in Dividend income stocks – If you had invested Rs 77,000 in ITC shares in the year 2003, today you would today have in excess of Rs. 18 lakhs if you kept reinvesting all dividends. (See explanation at the end of the post [1]. Factors considered: Historic and current Dividend yield (1 […]
Fearless Trading and The Art of Making Tough Investing Decisions
I think television anchors and ‘stock market experts’ on T.V. have a really difficult job. Advising others about making tough investing decisions while being live on T.V. is surely no mean task. Imagine having to answer a guy who asks you this (with no time to rehearse): Trader: “I have 100 shares of Jindal Steel […]
Fall in Crude Oil Prices – Discovering Sustainable Levels
Let’s assume that many countries become self sufficient for their crude oil requirements. In such a situation crude oil will become like any other domestic commodity (think of cotton or sugar) and its market price will be determined by similar various domestic and international factors. Consequences: Whenever it would become cheaper to import oil from […]
Best Equity Mutual Funds in India
The analysis presented below is based on the performance and current composition of 3 market leading funds as of 14th November 2014 in their respective category. There are thousands of funds to choose from and within these funds there are the ones with high concentration on equities or debt. There are the gold funds, infrastructure funds […]
Picking Value Stocks – My Best Stock Purchase Decision
May be I have written so much about stocks which did not do well, asset classes (like Gold) which are certain to destroy investor wealth and about other negative biases about investing that I have started receiving mails like this: Sir – I follow your blog regularly but over the past few weeks you have written that […]
Cement Stocks in India – Industry Insight
The Cement Industry in India plays an important role in the development of economy because of its strong linkages to other sectors including construction, transportation, power and coal. The pricing and distribution of cement was earlier controlled entirely by the Government. This licensing regime came to an end in 1991 under the Industrial (Development and […]
Investing in Gold – Good or a Bad investment option?
In January of 2013, when the gold price was at its peak (trading in the range of ~ Rs. 32,000/ 10 gram), I had written this in my e-book – The Honest Truth: . . . . . . “In addition to fixed income and equity investments, there is a lot of buzz about investing […]