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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

What is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)? Real Estate Investment Trusts are similar to mutual funds. They pool money from multiple investors and use that to buy income-generating real estate properties. REITs manage these assets so that they can...

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Red Herring Prospectus (RHP)

What is Red Herring Prospectus? As per the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) mandate, all companies going public (for an initial public offering (IPO)) must disclose certain facts regarding their business, finances, promoters, risks, the objective of IPO...

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Rate of Return

What is the rate of return mean? Rate of Return means the percentage of gain or loss on an investment compared to the principal amount in the beginning of the investment. It can be related to a specific period of...

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Puttable Bonds

What are Puttable Bonds? A puttable bond is a type of bond that provides the bondholders with a right to sell the bond to the issuer before its maturity date. In other words, the bondholders can force the issuer to...

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Put Call Ratio

What is Put Call Ratio? A Put Call Ratio or PCR is a derivative indicator used by traders to gauge the overall sentiment of the market. This ratio uses the volume of put and call options on a market index...

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Initial Public Offering

What is Public Offering Price? Public offering price is the price at which new stocks are offered to the public by an underwriter. In other words, it is the price at which the company decides to give the stocks to...

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Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio

The Price to Earnings Ratio or P/E Ratio is the most popular metric for analysing the company's valuation. In addition to showing whether the company is undervalued or overvalued, this valuation ratio helps to understand the company's financial health compared...

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Price to Book (P/B) Ratio

There are so many companies listed on the stock market. But it gets very challenging for an investor to select which company to invest in. You need not rely on your instinct to invest. Still, you can go about it...