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 | 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...
by Rajat Sharma | Jan 13, 2014 | equity, trading |
Over the past 200+ years (and perhaps more) there have been many instances of dramatic rise and fall in the prices of things that are traded. At times this is market driven and prices rise and fall purely based on demand and supply; while on others, the price is made...
by Rajat Sharma | Jan 10, 2014 | equity, investment, stocks |
Since I get this asked a lot, I thought I’ll write a post on this topic. Note: I will assume that long term is 3+ years with some of the investments being purchased for a much longer period (read indefinitely). The problem with equity investing is that the line...
by Rajat Sharma | Jan 6, 2014 | equity, stocks |
I always found the concept of ‘Value at Risk’ pretty interesting. Usually nobody ever pays attention to it until it is breached. I am not sure how many of you are buying this one but the value at risk for this political outfit is zero as it usually is for start-ups....
