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Elliott Wave Theory
A framework proposing that price moves in repeating sequences of five waves in the direction of the trend and three against it.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingELSS
An equity-linked savings scheme: a diversified equity fund with a three-year lock-in that qualifies for a tax deduction.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementEmergency Fund
Money held in safe, immediately accessible instruments to cover unexpected expenses or loss of income.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceEmployee Stock Option
A right granted to an employee to buy company shares at a preset price after a vesting period.
Market Psychology & Behavioural FinanceEndowment Effect
The tendency to value something more highly simply because one owns it.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationEnterprise Value
The value of the whole business regardless of how it is financed, equal to market capitalisation plus net debt.
Indicators & OscillatorsEnvelope Channel
Bands drawn a fixed percentage above and below a moving average.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingEqual-Weighted Index
An index in which every constituent carries the same weight regardless of company size.
Market Basics & InstrumentsEquity
The residual ownership interest in a company: what would remain for its owners once every liability had been settled.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingEquity Fund
A mutual fund investing at least 65% of its assets in Indian equity and equity-related instruments.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementEquity Risk Premium
The additional return investors require for holding equities rather than the risk-free asset.
Market Basics & InstrumentsEquity Share
The ordinary ownership share of a company, carrying voting rights and a claim on profits only after every other claimant has been paid.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingETF Premium/Discount
The gap between an ETF's market price and the value of its underlying holdings.
Market Psychology & Behavioural FinanceEuphoria
A state of widespread optimism in which risk is discounted and price rises are treated as normal.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsEuropean Option
An option that may be exercised only on its expiry date, not before.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationEV to EBITDA
Enterprise value divided by EBITDA, valuing the whole business against its operating cash generation before capital charges.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationEV to Sales
Enterprise value divided by annual revenue, a capital-structure-neutral version of the price-to-sales ratio.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsEvening Star
A three-candle formation of a large rising candle, a small-bodied candle, then a large falling candle closing well into the first body.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementEvent Risk
The risk that a specific identifiable occurrence causes a sudden large move in a security's price.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceEx-Dividend Date
The first day a share trades without entitlement to a declared dividend.
Financial Statements & AccountingExceptional Item
A gain or loss that is material and outside the ordinary course of business, disclosed separately so that underlying performance stays…
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesExchange Rate
The price of one currency expressed in terms of another.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingExchange-Traded Fund
A fund whose units trade on a stock exchange throughout the day at market-determined prices.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingExit Load
A charge deducted from redemption proceeds when units are sold within a stated period of purchase.