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Profit Before Tax
Profit after all operating and financing costs but before income tax is deducted.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernancePromoter Holding
The proportion of a company's shares held by its promoters and the promoter group.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernancePromoter Pledge
Shares held by promoters that have been given as collateral against borrowing.
Financial Statements & AccountingProperty, Plant and Equipment
Tangible long-lived assets used in operations, such as land, buildings, machinery and vehicles, shown net of accumulated depreciation.
Market Psychology & Behavioural FinanceProspect Theory
A model of decision-making under risk in which outcomes are valued as gains and losses from a reference point, with losses weighted more…
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsProtective Put
Buying a put against shares already owned, to place a floor under the holding's value.
Financial Statements & AccountingProvision
A liability of uncertain timing or amount that is recognised in the accounts because an outflow is probable and estimable.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceProxy Voting
Authorising another person to attend a shareholders' meeting and vote on one's behalf.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsPullback
A temporary move against the prevailing direction within an ongoing trend.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationPump and Dump
A manipulation in which operators inflate a security's price through false or misleading promotion, then sell into the demand they created.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesPurchasing Managers' Index
A survey-based index of business conditions, where readings above 50 indicate expansion and below 50 contraction.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesPurchasing Power
The quantity of goods and services a unit of currency can buy.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsPut Option
An option giving its buyer the right to sell the underlying at the strike price on or before expiry.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsPut-Call Parity
The relationship fixing the price of a European call and put with the same strike and expiry relative to the underlying.
Indicators & OscillatorsPut-Call Ratio
The ratio of put option activity to call option activity, measured by volume or by open interest.
Bonds & Fixed IncomePuttable Bond
A bond the holder may sell back to the issuer before maturity, at a stated price on stated dates.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceQualified Institutional Placement
A fast-track issue of shares by a listed company to qualified institutional buyers only.
Financial Statements & AccountingQualified Opinion
An audit opinion stating that the financial statements are fairly presented except for a specific matter the auditor identifies.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationQuality Investing
An approach that prioritises businesses with durable high returns on capital, strong balance sheets and consistent cash generation.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesQuantitative Easing
Large-scale purchases of long-dated assets by a central bank to lower long-term rates when policy rates are near zero.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationQuick Ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, divided by current liabilities — a stricter test of short-term solvency.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementR-Squared
The proportion of a portfolio's return variation that is explained by movements in its benchmark.
Indicators & OscillatorsRate of Change
The percentage change in price over a fixed number of periods.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeRBI Retail Direct
A Reserve Bank platform allowing individuals to buy government securities directly, without an intermediary.