Archive for October, 2008

Are Indices true indicators of market condition?

The Stock Market Indices serve varied purposes starting from economic research to helping investors decide upon an appropriate portfolio for their investments. As said earlier, since the Index is an indicator of the overall mood of the investors in the secondary market, it also helps a company answer questions like is it the right time to take out an IPO, how to price the issue, etc.

October 14th, 2008 | Shabbir Bhimani | 0 comments | Continued

Derivative Trading

Hedgers aim to profit from the very price change that hedgers are protecting themselves against. Hedgers want to minimize their risk no matter what they’re investing in, while speculators want to increase their risk and therefore maximize their profits.

October 8th, 2008 | Shabbir Bhimani | 2 comments | Continued

Have the right strategy towards your investment goals

When an investor burns his finger, he then come to a conclusion that investing is dangerous and then begins to take a firm decision of not returning towards it. However, within a short time, he loses his patience and then opts for other forms of investment.

October 7th, 2008 | Shabbir Bhimani | 1 comment | Continued

Bailout rejected

There were reports, that due to this rejection, stock markets all over the world saw a dip of 1.2 trillion dollars in just a matter of 6 hours!!!!! Stockmarkets will go sideways for the next 20 years in real terms like they did between 1935 and 1955.

October 1st, 2008 | Shabbir Bhimani | 1 comment | Continued
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