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Indexation Benefit

An adjustment that raises an asset's cost of acquisition for inflation before computing a long-term capital gain.

Indexed Cost = Cost of Acquisition x (Cost Inflation Index of the Year of Sale / Cost Inflation Index of the Year of Purchase) ₹ Indian Market, Regulation & Taxation

India VIX

An index measuring the volatility the market expects in the Nifty over the next 30 days, derived from Nifty option prices.

Computed from the order book of near and next-month Nifty options, expressed as an annualised percentage % Indian Market, Regulation & Taxation

Investment Adviser

A SEBI-registered professional who advises on securities for a fee and owes a fiduciary duty to the client.

Test: the person holds a SEBI registration as an investment adviser and charges a fee for advice rather than earning commission on products qualitative Indian Market, Regulation & Taxation

Investor Protection Fund

A fund maintained by each exchange to compensate investors for losses arising from a defaulting trading member.

Test: the claim arises from a declared default of a trading member and falls within the compensation limit set by the exchange ₹ Indian Market, Regulation & Taxation

IPO Allotment

The process of distributing shares among applicants when an issue is subscribed, by lottery in the oversubscribed retail portion.

Test: in an oversubscribed retail portion, allotment is by lottery in minimum lots, so each application has an equal chance regardless of size qualitative