Trading: Basics

A 'Call' option is a financial contract that gives you as a buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price at a part...

A share means ownership in a company and is the smallest unit of ownership a company can offer. A company that is listed on the Stock Exchange can issue sha...

A Futures contract is a type of financial contract where two parties agree to transact a set of financial instruments for Future delivery at a particular pr...

An Option is a contract sold (written) by one person to the other. The contract gives the buyer the right — but not the obligation — to buy (in the case of ...

Historical data is available for the last 10 years only for Equities. You can access this historical data using the charting tools from the Upstox mobile ap...

To place an order from Charts on Upstox  Web, just right-click on the chart of the stock that you wish to purchase. A drop-down menu with these options will...

A Trading account is similar to a bank account. An investor or a trader can keep their funds in this particular account. The major differences are that, unl...

The types of Orders that you can place on Upstox can be divided into two broad categories: Simple orders and Complex orders. Types Of Simple Orders: -L...

In this strategy, you purchase a stock because you feel bullish about it. But what if the price of the stock goes down? You wish you had some insurance agai...

The NSE and BSE have set price bands for all securities. The price bands serve as boundaries for the trading of the Stock. The Exchange will not accept orde...