Limit up and limit down are the maximum amounts that a commodity future can gain (limit up) or lose (limit down) in a single trading day.

An 'off-book' trade is one in which shares are traded outside of an exchange or regulated body. They are typically carried out through the over-the-counter (OTC) market. Off-book transactions are made between two parties directly, outside of the...

The CPSE ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the NIFTY CPSE Total Return index passively. The CPSE acronym stands for Central Public Sector Enterprises. This NIFTY CPSE index is made up of a collection of public enterprises from which the...

It is a comparison between an individual company and other companies in the same industry that determines a good or bad gearing ratio. To identify desirable and undesirable ratios, there are some basic guidelines to follow:

Within a central bank's committee, hawks and doves are used to categorize policy makers and advisors based on their likely voting decisions. To predict the outcome of monetary policy meetings, analysts and traders commonly use them.

A financial instrument is a monetary contract that can be traded and settled between two parties. The contract represents a financial liability to one party (the buyer) and an asset to the other (the seller).

CEFs and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are both traded on exchanges, but there are significant differences between them. For starters, CEFs are actively managed, which results in higher trading costs. Most ETFs are designed to track index performance...

Capital gains are profits made from the purchase and sale of assets. They are created when traders sell assets, such as stocks or commodities, for more than they paid for them. A capital loss is the inverse of a capital gain.

The total market value of a company's shares on the market is referred to as market capitalization. It is frequently abbreviated to market capitalization. Market capitalization allows investors to quickly determine the size of a company, which can...

A rally occurs when the price of an asset sees sustained upward movement. After a period of flat prices, narrow trading bands, or declining prices, a rally usually occurs.