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How Are Stock Prices Determined?
Today I will try to answer a question which I received from one of our subscribers. Vijay asked – “How are stock prices determined? I mean, why would a stock like Bosch trade at Rs. 26000+ while Noida Toll Bridge would trade at Rs. 35? Does it purely depend on how...
Best Fixed Income Investment Options in India
I have lost count of the number of queries I have received about the best fixed income investment options. I have refrained from writing about this mostly because I firmly believe that “nobody ever became a millionaire by investing in fixed deposits”. Yet, people get...
How to Find the Most Volatile Stocks?
What is Volatility? Volatility in the context of stock markets is the amount of price change which a stock experiences over a given period of time (i.e. breadth or the difference between high-low). Put differently, if the price stays relatively stable, the stock has...
Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) and the IPO Procedure in India
I have long been convinced that not more than 0.1% of retail investors look at the (Draft Red Herring) Prospectus (the DRHP) before applying for shares in an IPO. As a lawyer (and an Attorney) who spent 6 years drafting these documents, this has never been a happy...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) – Stock Buzz
National Aluminium Company Limited (“NALCO” or the “Company“) is engaged in the production and sale of alumina and aluminum products primarily in India. NACL is primarily involved in bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminum smelting and casting, and power generation...
How Many Stocks Should an Ideal Stock Portfolio Have?
This is possibly the most open ended question about stock investing and has no correct answer. Honestly, there is no rule here. I had written a post on this sometime back where I said, personally, I never try to own more than 5 stocks. That works for me. In fact, if...
Best Managed Companies in India
A manager may be sitting on one of the most innovative idea, he could have found a way to cut his cost to zero and achieve potentially unlimited profitability; if he is a cheat, you will lose money by betting on him. For years, successful investors have paid...
Promoter under ICDR Regulations And Company’s Act – Legal provisions
I cannot count the number of times I have spotted people confusing between directors, promoters and management. Even read articles in national newspapers with the wrong classification. I believe that there are 2 reasons for this. First, often the same person(s) act in...
Transcorp International Limited – Stock Buzz
UPDATE: 1 JUNE 2016: NOTE: THE BELOW STOCK WAS SPLIT 10:2 ON 10 MAY 2016. EFFECTIVELY IF YOU BOUGHT 1 STOCK AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, YOU WILL TODAY HAVE 5 STOCKS IN THE COMPANY. Transcorp International Limited (“Transcorp” or the “Company”) specializes in...
Venture Capital Firms in India
Yesterday I had written an article on Hedge funds in India. I received a few comments about how hedge funds differ from venture capital firms in India. The most basic difference: The manager of the hedge fund has complete authority in terms of how and where he wants...
How Are Stock Prices Determined?
Today I will try to answer a question which I received from one of our subscribers. Vijay asked – “How are stock prices determined? I mean, why would a stock like Bosch trade at Rs. 26000+ while Noida Toll Bridge would trade at Rs. 35? Does it purely depend on how...
Best Fixed Income Investment Options in India
I have lost count of the number of queries I have received about the best fixed income investment options. I have refrained from writing about this mostly because I firmly believe that “nobody ever became a millionaire by investing in fixed deposits”. Yet, people get...
How to Find the Most Volatile Stocks?
What is Volatility? Volatility in the context of stock markets is the amount of price change which a stock experiences over a given period of time (i.e. breadth or the difference between high-low). Put differently, if the price stays relatively stable, the stock has...
Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) and the IPO Procedure in India
I have long been convinced that not more than 0.1% of retail investors look at the (Draft Red Herring) Prospectus (the DRHP) before applying for shares in an IPO. As a lawyer (and an Attorney) who spent 6 years drafting these documents, this has never been a happy...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) – Stock Buzz
National Aluminium Company Limited (“NALCO” or the “Company“) is engaged in the production and sale of alumina and aluminum products primarily in India. NACL is primarily involved in bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminum smelting and casting, and power generation...
How Many Stocks Should an Ideal Stock Portfolio Have?
This is possibly the most open ended question about stock investing and has no correct answer. Honestly, there is no rule here. I had written a post on this sometime back where I said, personally, I never try to own more than 5 stocks. That works for me. In fact, if...
Best Managed Companies in India
A manager may be sitting on one of the most innovative idea, he could have found a way to cut his cost to zero and achieve potentially unlimited profitability; if he is a cheat, you will lose money by betting on him. For years, successful investors have paid...
Promoter under ICDR Regulations And Company’s Act – Legal provisions
I cannot count the number of times I have spotted people confusing between directors, promoters and management. Even read articles in national newspapers with the wrong classification. I believe that there are 2 reasons for this. First, often the same person(s) act in...
Transcorp International Limited – Stock Buzz
UPDATE: 1 JUNE 2016: NOTE: THE BELOW STOCK WAS SPLIT 10:2 ON 10 MAY 2016. EFFECTIVELY IF YOU BOUGHT 1 STOCK AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, YOU WILL TODAY HAVE 5 STOCKS IN THE COMPANY. Transcorp International Limited (“Transcorp” or the “Company”) specializes in...
Venture Capital Firms in India
Yesterday I had written an article on Hedge funds in India. I received a few comments about how hedge funds differ from venture capital firms in India. The most basic difference: The manager of the hedge fund has complete authority in terms of how and where he wants...
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