Short Call Option Strategy
When to use: When you are Bearish and anticipate the stock / index to fall. How it works: Suppose, you are bearish on ITC Limited stock on 16th August 2013, when the share trades at Rs. 324. You sell a call option (also called writing a call option) for a premium of Rs. 20, expiring 26th September 2013 with a […]
Long Put Option Strategy
A basic and commonly implemented option strategy is the Long Put Option Strategy When to use: When you are Bearish and anticipate the stock / index to rise. How it works: Suppose, you are bearish on ICICI Bank stock on 16th August 2013, when the stock trades at Rs. 830. You buy a put option at a premium of Rs. […]
Short Put Option Strategy
When to use: When you are Bullish and anticipate the stock / index to fall. How it works: Suppose, you are Bullish on ONGC stock on 16th August 2013, when the stock trades at Rs. 265. You sell a put option (also called writing a put option) for a premium of Rs. 5, expiring 29th August 2013 with a Strike […]
Jaypee Power Ventures Stock Analysis
Incorporated on Dec 21, 1994, Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (“Jaypee Power” or the “Company”) is part of India’s leading Infrastructure conglomerate – Jaypee Group. The Company is primarily engaged in the business of development, owning and operating power generation plants including hydro and thermal power plants. The Company currently operates the largest hydroelectric power plant […]
How To Do Your Own Portfolio Management
Rule No. 1 -A well-managed portfolio should be diversified to ensure safety of return on investment over time. Rule No. 2 – A well-managed portfolio should not be diversified to the point where the element of safety starts cutting into potential for profits. Between these 2 basic rules runs a portfolio management industry worth billions of dollars. How […]
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Norms – Taking PSU inefficiency to the next level
In February of this year (2014), the Government notified the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) norms making it mandatory for companies to take a 2% cut in their net profits and use that money for the betterment of the society. I have maintained this from the very beginning that not only will this create more wastefulness, particularly for […]
What do Credit Rating Agencies do?
“Credit rating agency Moody’s has assigned a ‘Baa3’ rating to India, with a stable outlook”. You must have read/heard this news. Do these AAAs, Baa3s, Cas, CCCs make any sense to you? Just like a school report card, these grades serve as a marking system /score card designed to inform interested parties about the creditworthiness […]
Circular Trading in Stock Market
Circular trading in stock market refers to a fraudulent trading scheme where buy/sell orders are entered by a person or by persons acting in collusion with each other to operate the price of the underlying security. The person(s) buying or selling knows that the same number of shares at the same time and for the same price will […]
What is Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP)?
When businesses want to expand, they need capital. The stock market serves as an important medium for raising capital by sharing ownership of business in return for capital. Once the company gets listed on the stock exchange there are numerous ways to raise additional capital: It could do a rights issue and offer more shares […]
Record Date vs Ex Dividend Date
A lot more confusion has surrounded this subject than what it deserves. I have witnessed all sorts of discussion forums on who will get the dividend, when will they get the dividend and at times, a discussion on why the investor did not receive the dividend on their shares. Let’s end all confusion around this. […]