List of Best Railway Stocks in India 2024
Indian Railways plays an important role in connecting different parts of the country, facilitating transportation, and contributing to the economic development of the country. It is often regarded as the “Lifeline of the Nation.” In this blog, we will explore the railway sector and discuss services offered by the companies operating in the sector. The […]
What is Implied Volatility in Options Trading
Volatility is a concept we’ve all encountered. It is a statistical measure of the dispersion from the mean, or to put simply, indicates the tendency to change. In financial markets, we have Historical Volatility and Implied Volatility. Historical Volatility reflects past price movements, but what exactly is Implied Volatility, and can traders leverage it in […]
Budget 2024: F&O Trading Gets More Expensive?
Futures & Options (F&O) trading is no walk in the park—it can take years to become profitable. And with various charges and taxes eating into your profits, it’s a bit of a negative sum game. Now, the Indian government has hiked the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) in the Union budget of 2024-25. But what exactly […]
Budget 2024-25: How Will New Tax Slabs Benefit The Middle Class?
The Government of India introduced the Union budget for the 2024-25 on July 23, 2024. It was the first budget of the third term of the Modi Government. The budget featured a wide array of changes to achieve economic development targets. For the middle class, some of the key features of the budget are introduction […]
Bollinger Bands: Interpretation and Uses
As investors, to gain higher returns, you always need to know the stock trends and then make the trading decision. One of the best ways to gauge the trend is to use technical analysis tools. It gives us an overview of market volatility and stock trends. There are a variety of indicators that a professional […]
Skewness and Kurtosis: Meaning, Types & Difference
Financial data available today requires a lot of processing before it can be used to get insights. Each dataset needs to be classified into a distribution that can be described using certain metrics. Two such metrics are skewness and kurtosis. Skewness and kurtosis are statistical measures used for data analysis. While skewness unveils asymmetry in […]
What is Spread Trading?
Have you ever heard of an option strategy that remains neutral and aims to profit from the price differences? Spread trading is all about profiting from the difference and not the direction. In today’s blog, we will explore spread trading in detail, including its types, advantages, disadvantages, and the factors that should be considered while […]
Long-Term Capital Gain (LTCG) Tax on Mutual Funds
People invest their hard-earned money in mutual funds to reach their financial objectives. The assets held by mutual funds generally increase in value over time, but this is not a surety. However, investors must pay taxes on the profits these investments have generated. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the idea of taxes on long-term […]
Semiconductor Industry in India
The tiny chips in electronic devices that often go unnoticed are an important part of the contemporary world. Semiconductors are the powerful brains that drive everything from the smartphones in our pockets to the ground-breaking artificial intelligence revolutionizing several industries. With India’s increasing prominence in the global semiconductor industry, it is important to know the […]
What is National Company Law Tribunal?
When there is a dispute between two people, they appear in court and lay out their case. The judge passes a judgment based on the law. However, have you ever considered what a corporation would do if there were a dispute with another corporation? The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has been established to settle […]
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