Personal Finance Articles

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...

Meaning of Interim Dividend When a company pays dividends prior to the annual general meeting (AGM) of the company and the release of financial statements is known as an interim dividend. The company distributes the interim dividend in combination with...

The India VIX is a volatility index. It is based on the NIFTY index option prices. The best bid and ask quotes of the out-of-the-money near- and mid-month NIFTY option contracts are used to calculate the India VIX. It shows...