Investing with Stocks: Basics

Traders often come across the term “risk-free trading”. Although in reality, it is virtually impossible to trade with a risk-free strategy, certain strategi...

Margin is nothing more than the broker providing you more purchasing power than you have in your account. Many times, the terms "margin" and "...

SLB (Security Lending & Borrowing) is a legally approved medium for lending and borrowing of securities. All market participants including retail (excep...

STT, or Securities Transaction Tax, is a tax levied on securities trades (not on commodities or currency trades). Different STT rates are applicable for Equ...

Technical Analysis uses historical stock statistics, usually price and volume data, to forecast future prices. In layman’s terms, a technical analyst is one...

Fundamental analysis is based on the idea that the market cannot be depended upon to accurately price a stock. Fundamental analysis looks at external factor...

The exchange of financial details between the US and India is made both possible and transparent with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). As fin...

Intraday trading involves buying and selling securities within the same trading day. It generally applies to equities (securities). The benefits of intraday...

Delivery trading is the most common type of trading done in India. It is commonly used by investors, whereby they pay the full price of a stock (equity) wit...

The main difference between trading and investing is that the former provides opportunity to realize profits from volatile trends in the market. In investin...