Personal Finance Articles

What is SME IPO? SME IPO refers to the initial public offering of small and medium-sized businesses. Instead of pitching to an individual and institutional investor for funds, SMEs can directly tap into the public markets and gain substantial liquidity...

What is Shelf Prospectus? To raise funds from the public, a company must file a prospectus with SEBI or the Securities and Exchanges Commission of India. If the company wishes to conduct an initial public offering, it must submit a...

Introduction We constantly come across in the news that Sensex has soared. Or the market has fallen, causing fear in the mind of investors. Sensex shot up by 500 points. But what exactly do market and Sensex mean? Why is...

Repo Rates influence our economy largely. It is the rate of interest at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks or financial institutions. It lends the money against government securities. The changes in Repo Rates affect the economy by...

What is a Put Option? A put option (PE) is a derivative contract that gives the buyer the right but not the obligation to sell the underlying asset on a specific date at a predetermined price. Traders can use this...

What is Nifty? The Nifty meaning in stock market is a derivation from the mix of two words, i.e. “National Stock Exchange” and “fifty”. It is an abbreviation of the National Stock Exchange Fifty. It is a collection of top...

What is Lifestyle Inflation? As our income grows, so does our desire to spend more money on the things we enjoy. This is known as lifestyle inflation, or the tendency to increase spending as income increases. Lifestyle inflation is also...

What is IPO Listing? Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the process by which an unlisted company gets listed on a stock exchange by offering its securities/ shares on the primary market. The purpose of an initial public offering can be...