Category Archives: Learn

Why do options trade at lesser than theoretical value on the last day of expiry?

By | June 27, 2013 1:28 pm

Today is Nifty expiry and many traders will indulge in Option trading to make some quick buck if they are on right side of trade. I have seen trader taking position in Options that trades less them their theoretical value, thinking price will correct End of day and they will make profits but in reality… Read More »

Chimpanzees Are Like Stock Traders — They Take Gambles

By | June 26, 2013 12:41 pm

Humans aren’t the only gamblers in the animal kingdom. Our closest primate relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, demonstrate behaviors considered basic to human economics such as delaying gratification and assessing risk, according to new research published Wednesday May 29 in the journal PLoS One. Though they don’t bet on stock exchanges or casinos, they also have strong… Read More »

Tips for Successful Trading

By | June 25, 2013 1:03 pm

Trading Methodology: Winning system-Only trade tested systems with a positive expectancy in the long term. Faith– Your system has to allow you to trade your beliefs about the market. Risk/Reward-Never trade unless your profit expectations are greater than your capital at risk. Trader Psychology: Discipline-You have to keep trading your method even when it doesn’t… Read More »

Offer for Sale (OFS): All you wanted to know

By | June 22, 2013 6:36 am

  What is all the fuss about OFS ? OFS stands for Offer for Sale, similar to FPO’s (Follow on Public Offer). OFS is done by already listed companies on stock exchanges, enables promoter to  dilute their holdings in listed companies in a transparent manner with a wider participation through exchange based bidding platform. Recently… Read More »

Are you Victim of Greed and Fear in trading?

By | June 21, 2013 3:16 pm

Greed is one of the main contributors to trading loss. Greed mangles the mind by distracting the trader from what matters most in the trade, which is quite frankly to protect your capital by prudent planning and following rules. Once a trader starts doing profitable trades, overconfidence creeps in and trader wants more and more… Read More »

Skills every trader should develop

By | June 20, 2013 3:16 pm

Financial Markets are under rout all round the globe. Whether you are day trader, positional trader or swing trader ,there are fundamental skills that each trader should master. Skill-building activities will help you sharpen your ability to make money and cash in on critical market movements like what we are seeing now. 1. Never ever go for perfect… Read More »

Qualities of Great Trader

By | June 17, 2013 1:04 pm

Great traders have really mastered a core set of skills: 1. They recognize when they are wrong. 2. They incorporate new information into their existing plans. 3. They execute at a high level. They perform. 4. They recognize when they are right, and they push their winners. Below, I review each core competency in greater… Read More »

Do you think Trading is an easy profession?

By | June 14, 2013 4:17 pm

Amateur traders find trading is shortcut way of getting rich quickly, But traders needs to be aware of the  stressful  aspects of trading and what to do deal with them.Its inevitable a trader has to experience this stressful time in his trading career. Below we have discussed stressful situation experienced by traders and how to… Read More »