Investing is not just saving a few bucks and putting it in your piggy bank. It is a long-term wealth-creation process. It is when you buy some asset like stocks, mutual funds, bonds, real estate, gold etc at some price in the hope to its price go up in future. So that you can make … Read more
There are several components of the stock market such as stock exchanges, brokers, traders, depositaries, depositary participants(DP) etc. Often several terms related to these components can confuse new investors. BSE and NSE are two such terms that intrigue beginner investors of Indian stock market. Investors should be aware of these terms before investing in the stock market. What is BSE … Read more
When you first want to invest in Indian stock market you need to open a demat and a trading account. Demat or Dematerialization account is similar to your bank account but in demat account you hold shares and other securities in electronic form same as you hold money in a bank account. Before 1996, all share transactions in India … Read more
One thing you probably see regularly on the front page of newspapers Or in electronic media headlines is the numbers showing ups or downs in the SENSEX value.
But people never bother to know what this word actually means until they come across stock investing. But meaning and calculation of SENSEX are quite simple, let me explain you step by step.
There is a very commonly asked question by beginner investors. Beginners often ask questions like, how share prices change on daily basis? Why share price change? Or, who decides the price of a share at a particular moment?
The simplest answer to all these questions is that the price of a company’s share is decided by supply and demand of that stock in the secondary market.