Very few people know that the market through which we buy and sell shares is also called as the ‘Secondary Market’. But before a company gets listed in the secondary market, IPO...

HNI is a commonly used term on business channels for super rich investors. It’s also a category that can be chosen when applying for IPO (Initial Public Offering). The full form of...

‘Cum Dividend’ means ‘With Dividend’. If shares are purchased on this date or before, you will get dividend in your bank account. If shares are purchased after the...

The full form of FII is Foreign Institutional Investors. Foreign = Non-Indian Institutional = Companies or Organisations. Investors = Those who invest. A Foreign Institutional Investor...

A Contract Note is a confirmation record of any transaction which is executed on a stock exchange through a stock broker. The Contract Note is automatically sent in electronic format by the...

The full form of DII is Domestic Institutional Investors. These are Indian Institutional Investors who invest in the stock market. Domestic = Local (Indian) Institutional = Companies or...

Face Value is the nominal value of each share, which is decided by the company when it initially issues shares. The Face Value only changes when the company decides to split its shares. The...

There are two types of trends in the stock market – uptrend and downtrend. But what if a stock is neither going up nor down? That’s called ‘Sideways’ movement. It is...

There are two types of trends – Uptrend and Downtrend. A stock is said to be in a ‘Downtrend’ when the direction of the price movement is downwards. When the price movement is in the...