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20 Jun 2009You might have had success beating the market by trading stocks using a disciplined process that anticipates a nice move either up or down. Many traders have also gained the confidence to make money in the stock market by identifying one or two good stocks that may make a big move soon.
But if you don’t [...]
In: Investing| Stock Market
20 Jun 2009Stock options provide advanced investors with additional opportunities for potentially rewarding returns. But stock options do possess risks that require an in-depth understanding of how they work. This article provides a basic overview of stock options.
An Introduction to Stock Options
Options on stocks and stock indexes are derivative instruments. Stock investors may use stock options to [...]
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13 May 2009What does Market Capitalization mean?
Formula: Market price * Outstanding shares
Market capitalization is the total market value of all the company’s outstanding shares. It is calculated by multiplying the company’s total outstanding shares by the current market price of stock. This figure is used to determine the company’s size compared to sales or total asset figures. [...]
It may sound utopian in the backdrop of months-long downslide on bourses, but a US-based equity research group sees India’s benchmark index Sensex scaling a milestone of 1,00,000 points within next 15 years. This would mean an unimaginable rally of over 10-times from the level seen just a few days ago, when Sensex was toiling [...]
In: Personal Finance
24 Apr 2009Inflation numbers which had hit record highs in Aug-Sept’08 on the back of record high commodity prices has declined and touched all time lows of 0.27% for the week ending 14th March’09. This spectacular fall in the numbers is the reflection of the steep fall in the commodity prices. This extra ordinary circumstance has led [...]
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24 Apr 2009What Does EBITDA Margin Mean?
Formula: Operating Profits/ Net sales.
EBITDA Margin is also known as operating margin. It is a ratio which is used to determine operating efficiency of the company. The ratio is used to measure company’s operating profits i.e. what would be the earnings of the company after paying of fixed and variable costs [...]
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24 Apr 2009The equity markets moved up in March. The BSE Sensex registered a gain of 9.2% in March 09. However, over the last one year the equity market has closed lower. The BSE Sensex for FY09 declined by 38% a sharp fall in comparison to the 20% gain over FY08.
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