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Using Credit Card to Buy Shares?
The short answer to that is of course ‘No’. Someone posted this question to us and we thought it would make an interesting topic to write about. What if you could buy shares using your credit card, at least in the short term? You will actually be in a position to use...
Should you buy more to average share price if it goes down?
We all do it, or at least have done it at some point of time or the other. Average share price – Average your buying price by purchasing more shares at a price lower than your original purchase price. In an ideal world, you should of course be buying stocks where you...
Cairn India Stock Analysis
Also see, about share pledge of Cairn India – Comments section here. I think if India has to emerge as a stronger nation, it must find ways to reduce dependency of foreign oil and find ways to become meet its energy requirements. Cairn India’s stock price tanked over...
Orbit Corporation Stock Analysis
Orbit Corporation Limited (“Orbit Corp” or the “Company”) is a real estate development company with significant operations in the Island City of Mumbai. The Company is a provider of premium realty solutions to High Net Worth individuals (HNIs) and eminent...
What Does Open Interest in Stock Market Indicate?
Many people completely ignore open interest (- in futures & options market) data in stocks, believing it to be totally irrelevant for someone who trades in the cash segment. No wonder then, that most short term investors, even those who trade in the cash market...
Collar Option Strategy
When to use: Collar Option Strategy is used when the investor writes a covered call to earn a premium but wants to protect himself from an unexpected sharp fall in the price of the underlying securities. In this strategy, your risk from a downside in the stock price...
Long Combo Option Strategy
When to use: When you are Bullish and anticipate the stock / index to rise. How it works: Long Combo Option Strategy uses two option contracts with the same expiry date but different strike prices. In this strategy, you sell/write 1 out-of-the-money put option; and...
Covered Call Option Strategy
Buy shares and sell a call option of an equal number of shares. The covered call option strategy is also called “Buy write” strategy. When to use the covered call option strategy: When you are neutral (or moderately bullish) on the short term direction of the...
Synthetic Long Call Option Strategy
In synthetic long call option strategy – buy the underlying shares and a put option (of an equal number of shares). When to use : When you are moderately bullish on the short term direction of the underlying stock and want to earn some fixed income from your...
Financial research and analytics of Indian companies
What exactly should you be concerned about before diving into a business, either to buy or to operate as your own? What do you have to do to run a fund house? A brokerage firm? A small scale manufacturing unit? Or, a service oriented business? Equally important is to...
Using Credit Card to Buy Shares?
The short answer to that is of course ‘No’. Someone posted this question to us and we thought it would make an interesting topic to write about. What if you could buy shares using your credit card, at least in the short term? You will actually be in a position to use...
Should you buy more to average share price if it goes down?
We all do it, or at least have done it at some point of time or the other. Average share price – Average your buying price by purchasing more shares at a price lower than your original purchase price. In an ideal world, you should of course be buying stocks where you...
Cairn India Stock Analysis
Also see, about share pledge of Cairn India – Comments section here. I think if India has to emerge as a stronger nation, it must find ways to reduce dependency of foreign oil and find ways to become meet its energy requirements. Cairn India’s stock price tanked over...
Orbit Corporation Stock Analysis
Orbit Corporation Limited (“Orbit Corp” or the “Company”) is a real estate development company with significant operations in the Island City of Mumbai. The Company is a provider of premium realty solutions to High Net Worth individuals (HNIs) and eminent...
What Does Open Interest in Stock Market Indicate?
Many people completely ignore open interest (- in futures & options market) data in stocks, believing it to be totally irrelevant for someone who trades in the cash segment. No wonder then, that most short term investors, even those who trade in the cash market...
Collar Option Strategy
When to use: Collar Option Strategy is used when the investor writes a covered call to earn a premium but wants to protect himself from an unexpected sharp fall in the price of the underlying securities. In this strategy, your risk from a downside in the stock price...
Long Combo Option Strategy
When to use: When you are Bullish and anticipate the stock / index to rise. How it works: Long Combo Option Strategy uses two option contracts with the same expiry date but different strike prices. In this strategy, you sell/write 1 out-of-the-money put option; and...
Covered Call Option Strategy
Buy shares and sell a call option of an equal number of shares. The covered call option strategy is also called “Buy write” strategy. When to use the covered call option strategy: When you are neutral (or moderately bullish) on the short term direction of the...
Synthetic Long Call Option Strategy
In synthetic long call option strategy – buy the underlying shares and a put option (of an equal number of shares). When to use : When you are moderately bullish on the short term direction of the underlying stock and want to earn some fixed income from your...
Financial research and analytics of Indian companies
What exactly should you be concerned about before diving into a business, either to buy or to operate as your own? What do you have to do to run a fund house? A brokerage firm? A small scale manufacturing unit? Or, a service oriented business? Equally important is to...
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