The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) may soon approve petrol futures to trade in the derivatives market, allowing bulking consumers to hedge against price rise. The petroleum ministry has approved a plan to remove hurdles from the ways for oil futures to trade in the Indian market. Since CoronaVirus outbreak petroleum prices have seen …
Global Historical Perspective Options have been around for more than four decades, with present-day options trading taking place first in April 1973 on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) on a limited number of New York Stock Exchange-listed equities. Later, Options on futures contracts were introduced at the CBOT in October 1982. Since then, Options have …
The BSE Utilities Index has posted an impressive performance in the fiscal year 2021 – the index has gained by more than 60 per cent in FY21. The index had fallen over 30 per cent back in the financial year 2020, according to the BSE. Analysts attribute this performance to investors partaking in the rally …
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has come down strongly on stock brokers who are looking at ways to fund margin needs of their clients through arrangements with non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) either in direct or indirect ways. The markets have been on a bull run and on the back of this buoyancy, many brokers have …
An Overview – 100% Peak Margin Rule From September 1, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) peak margin regulations’ fourth and final phase will take effect, requiring stock and commodity brokers to receive 100% of the total margin necessary for beginning intraday trades. Last year, the SEBI enacted peak margin limits with …
On Wednesday, the Securities Board of Exchange India (SEBI) said that the ‘swing pricing’ method shall be introduced for all the open ended debt mutual funds. Gilt funds, overnight funds, and Gilt with 10-year maturity funds shall be excluded from this new application of swing pricing. SEBI’s circular further clarified that in the initial stage …
The Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced the exemption of closing day net asset value (NAV) applicability for direct ETF transactions with AMCs. On Friday, the capital markets regulator came out with guidelines regarding the applicability of intra-day NAV for such transactions by large investors and authorised participants. A circular revealed that the …
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed a swing pricing mechanism to check the fall of net asset value (NAV) of a scheme in case of investor exodus. This mechanism will enable fund houses to adjust the NAV of a scheme in situations like inflows or outflows from a fund, specifically during market …
Analysts apply several methods in judging the financial stability of a company to decide its valuation in the stock market. Analysing financial statements is one of them. At the core, financial statements are the health report card that helps investors predict the company’s performance in the long run. Financial statement analysis is a process of …
When we were young, our elders often told us the story of the man who put all his eggs in one basket. If you’re unfamiliar with the story, it goes something like this: A farmer has a coop with plenty of hens who each lay a single egg. While collecting their eggs, the farmer gathers …
