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CA Bigyan Kumar Mishra

is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.He writes about personal finance, income tax, goods and services tax (GST), company law and other topics on finance. Follow him on facebook or instagram or twitter.

How to trade and invest in Gold? All you need to know

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Gold is a precious metal which is widely traded in the commodities market around the world. When you are trading or investing in gold, it means you are taking a position on the future price movement of the gold.When you invest, you are taking ownership of gold, if prices of the yellow metal rises, you make profit by selling it higher.Trading gold means you are buying … [Read more...] about How to trade and invest in Gold? All you need to know

Bank Nifty: What is it and how is it traded in the stock market?

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Every stock exchange has their own index to track how the overall market is performing. From the US to India, we have many indexes created based on stocks and sectors. In this article, you will learn what is Bank nifty and how is it traded in the Indian stock market?Similarly we have Nifty 50 which tracks 50 listed large cap listed stocks in NSE.What is Bank … [Read more...] about Bank Nifty: What is it and how is it traded in the stock market?

How do NIFTY futures and options work in India?

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In India, Nifty and Bank nifty are two widely traded liquid contracts. Both are available in futures and options.Nifty index tracks the 50 largest listed companies in India and Bank nifty tracks top 12 Indian banking stocks. In this article, you will learn different ways available in the market to trade Nifty.Obviously, you will not be allowed to trade the actual index … [Read more...] about How do NIFTY futures and options work in India?

What is the future market and how does it work?

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When someone says futures, it means they are referring to a specific type of future contract traded in exchange such as crude oil, gold, silver, currencies, index futures, natural gas and equity futures.We have different types of financial markets in the world. Markets are named based on the type of financial securities traded in it.Major financial markets are; Forex, … [Read more...] about What is the future market and how does it work?

Options: What is it and how is it traded in the financial market?

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Options are a type of financial instrument whose value is derived from the value of another asset: the underlying, such as a stock, index, crude oil, bond, natural gas, ETF, commodities, futures, currencies, and other assets.Traders choose options as a financial instrument for trading because it requires less capital to trade with potential of high return. With a smaller … [Read more...] about Options: What is it and how is it traded in the financial market?