The Government of India needs money to meet its financial obligations. They approach the general public to raise funds. The funds can be raised by offering different financial instruments. Treasury bill is one such money market instrument that the government...

What is Revenue Expenditure? Revenue expenditure refers to the funds spent by a company to maintain the regular functioning of the system. It does not boost the profit-generating capacity of a company. It is the total cost incurred by a company...

Demat account is also known as a Dematerialized account. The primary use of Demat account is to hold shares and securities in an electronic format. It helps you in online trading like buying or selling shares, or converting physical shares...

​​Financial derivatives are contracts whose value is derived from the underlying asset. Hedgers and speculators widely use these contracts to take advantage of market volatility. The buyer of the contract agrees to buy the asset at a specific price on...

What is Stock Exchange? A stock market is a place where the shares of publicly listed companies are traded. It originated in India at the end of the 18th century when a lot of negotiable instruments were introduced in the...

A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) account can be opened by an NRI or PIO with any authorized bank in India. In India, there are three types of NRI accounts, namely, NRE account, NRO account, and FCNR account. This article covers NRI...

Nifty BeEs is an exchange-traded fund that replicates the S&P CNX Nifty Index. It is the first ETF introduced by the benchmark in 2002 January. It trades on the National Stock Exchange and hence can be bought or sold in...

What is a redeemable security? Redeemable security is the one which can be liquidated into cash by the issuer at investor's request. The most common redeemable security available in the market is the open-ended mutual fund. Any open-ended mutual fund...