by Rajat Sharma | Mar 6, 2014 | equity, finance, investment |
A lot of research goes into predicting future prices and Sensex targets. Analysis of past data for such predictions suggests that analysts are far more accurate over a longer term. Shorter your time frames, higher are the chances of error. Yet, analysts and market...
by Rajat Sharma | Mar 4, 2014 | equity, stocks, trading |
Constant news flow and major corporate announcements after market hours make many wonder if they should buy/sell their stocks as soon as the market opens? For example – when a company reports really bad quarterly results or an extremely bad news surfaces post trading...
by Rajat Sharma | Feb 12, 2014 | equity, trading |
As the exchange commences business every morning; a range of financial news channels play a trendy adrenaline pumping music. A market opening countdown timer adds to the excitement with the millisecond number scrolling faster than the speed of light. The anchor of the...
by Rajat Sharma | Feb 9, 2014 | Consulting, equity |
When a company starts its business, it issues shares in proportion to the initial capital brought in by the promoters (i.e. those who start the business as a company). As the business of the company grows, the promoters often require more capital to meet the company’s...
by Rajat Sharma | Jan 29, 2014 | equity, investment, stocks |
Exactly one year ago, I wrote a piece about the hypothesis that “markets are always ahead” of the real economy. At that time, I said that empirical evidence suggests that stock markets can indicate the future prospects of the broader economy. That stock prices decline...
by Rajat Sharma | Jan 27, 2014 | equity, stocks, trading |
On the 24th of January 2014, as the markets opened for trade, Ranbaxy share price declined 20 % on news of U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (USFDA) ban on the company from sending its drugs and ingredients into the United States (*from the company’s production...
