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Direct Equity Investment

The term direct equity refers to investment in the stock market directly. To directly invest in the stock market, you need a demat and trading account. This account allows investors to buy shares/stock of the company directly from the stock...

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What is Demat Account?

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...

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What is Capital Market?

A capital market is a financial market where long-term debt or equity-backed securities are bought and sold. Suppliers are people/organisations with the capital to lend or invest. Banks and investors are common examples. Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) governs...

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Call Option

What is a Call Option? A call option (CE) is a derivative contract where the buyer has the right but not an obligation to purchase the underlying asset at a predetermined price within a specific expiration date. The underlying asset...

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What is Bonus Share?

Meaning of Bonus Share Bonus Shares are the shares where the company issues additional number of shares to the existing shareholders of the company without incurring any additional cost. These are the company's cumulative earnings that company converts into free...

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What is Bond Yield?

A bond is a financial instrument that offers fixed and predictable returns. By issuing bonds, the bond issuers are borrowing money, and therefore, bondholders act as creditors to the issuer. There are various terms related to bonds that one needs to...

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What is Acid-Test Ratio & How to Calculate?

Ratios help measure the relationship between two or more variables in quantitative terms. There are various kinds of profitability ratios, solvency ratios, turnover ratios, liquidity ratios, etc. However, one liquidity ratio that compares most liquid assets and short-term liabilities is...

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What is Arbitrage? & Its Types 

What is Arbitrage? Arbitrage is the practice of buying an asset in one market and simultaneously selling it in another, but at a higher price. As a result, the transitory difference in share price benefits the traders.Stocks, commodities, and currencies...