Market Basics & Instruments
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Grey Market Premium
The unofficial price above an IPO's issue price at which its shares are quoted in an informal, unregulated market before listing.
Market Basics & InstrumentsGrowth Stock
A share of a company expected to grow revenue and earnings materially faster than the market, and priced accordingly.
Market Basics & InstrumentsInitial Public Offering
The first sale of a company's shares to the public, after which the shares are listed and traded on a stock exchange.
Market Basics & InstrumentsIntraday Trading
Buying and selling the same security within a single trading session so that no position is carried overnight.
Market Basics & InstrumentsInvestor
A market participant who buys securities for their expected long-term cash flows and business performance rather than for short-term price…
Market Basics & InstrumentsISIN
The twelve-character International Securities Identification Number that uniquely identifies a security worldwide.
Market Basics & InstrumentsLarge-Cap Stock
A share of one of the largest listed companies by market capitalisation — in India, one of the top 100 under SEBI's classification.
Market Basics & InstrumentsLast Traded Price
The price at which the most recent trade in a security was executed on the exchange.
Market Basics & InstrumentsLiquidity
The ease with which a security can be bought or sold in size without materially moving its price.
Market Basics & InstrumentsListed Company
A company whose shares are admitted to trading on a recognised stock exchange and which is therefore subject to continuous disclosure…
Market Basics & InstrumentsLong Position
A position created by buying a security, which gains when its price rises and loses when it falls.
Market Basics & InstrumentsMarket Capitalisation
The total market value of a company's outstanding shares, obtained by multiplying the share price by the number of shares.
Market Basics & InstrumentsMarket Price
The price at which a security most recently changed hands on the exchange.
Market Basics & InstrumentsMid-Cap Stock
A share of a company ranked 101st to 250th by market capitalisation under India's classification.
Market Basics & InstrumentsMultibagger
A colloquial label for a share whose price has risen to a multiple of its purchase price, such as a five-bagger for a fivefold rise.
Market Basics & InstrumentsOffer for Sale
A sale of shares by existing shareholders to the public, in which the proceeds go to those sellers and not to the company.
Market Basics & InstrumentsOpening Price
The price at which a security's first trade of the session is executed, determined in India by a pre-open call auction.
Market Basics & InstrumentsPenny Stock
An informal label for a very low-priced share, typically of a small company with thin trading and limited disclosure.
Market Basics & InstrumentsPositional Trading
Holding a position for weeks to months, aiming to capture a sustained trend rather than a single swing.
Market Basics & InstrumentsPreference Share
A share that receives a fixed dividend ahead of equity shares and ranks ahead of them in a winding-up, usually in exchange for giving up…
Market Basics & InstrumentsPrevious Close
The official closing price of the prior trading session, used as the reference point for the current day's change and circuit limits.
Market Basics & InstrumentsPrimary Market
The market in which securities are created and sold by the issuer for the first time, with the proceeds going to the issuer.
Market Basics & InstrumentsRealised Gain
The profit that is locked in once a position has actually been sold and settled.
Market Basics & InstrumentsScalping
Trading for very small price increments many times a day, holding each position for seconds to minutes.