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Black-Scholes Model
A mathematical model that prices European options from the spot price, strike, time to expiry, interest rate and volatility.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureBlock Deal
A large trade executed in a dedicated exchange window at a negotiated price within a narrow band around the reference price.
Market Basics & InstrumentsBlue-Chip Stock
An informal label for shares of large, long-established, consistently profitable companies with strong balance sheets.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceBoard of Directors
The body elected by shareholders to direct a company's management and safeguard shareholder interests.
Indicators & OscillatorsBollinger Band Width
The distance between the upper and lower Bollinger Bands, expressed relative to the middle band.
Indicators & OscillatorsBollinger Bands
A moving average with bands plotted a set number of standard deviations above and below it.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationBombay Stock Exchange
Asia's oldest stock exchange, founded in 1875, whose benchmark index is the Sensex.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeBond
A tradable debt instrument under which the issuer borrows a sum and agrees to pay interest and repay the principal at maturity.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeBond Covenant
A condition in a debt agreement restricting the borrower's actions or requiring it to maintain stated financial ratios.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeBond Market
The market in which debt securities are issued and traded.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeBond Price
The present value of a bond's remaining cash flows, discounted at the yield the market requires.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeBond Yield
The return a bond generates, expressed as an annual percentage of the price paid for it.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceBonus Issue
The issue of additional free shares to existing shareholders, funded by capitalising reserves.
Financial Statements & AccountingBook Value
The accounting value of a company's equity, equal to total assets less total liabilities.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationBook Value per Share
Shareholders' equity divided by the number of shares outstanding — the accounting value attaching to one share.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureBracket Order
A three-part intraday order that places an entry together with a linked profit target and stop-loss, cancelling one when the other fills.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsBreakdown
A move of price below a defined support level or the lower boundary of a range.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsBreakout
A move of price above a defined resistance level or the upper boundary of a range.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsBroadening Formation
A pattern of successively higher highs and lower lows, so the range widens over time.
Market Basics & InstrumentsBroker
A SEBI-registered intermediary that routes client orders to an exchange and holds the client's trading account.
Market Basics & InstrumentsBrokerage
The fee a broker charges for executing a trade, levied either as a flat amount per order or as a percentage of turnover.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesBubble
A period in which asset prices rise far above any defensible estimate of value, sustained by expectations of further rises.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureBulk Deal
A trade or set of trades by one client in a single security exceeding a stated percentage of its listed shares, which must be disclosed.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsBull Call Spread
Buying a call at one strike and writing a call at a higher strike with the same expiry, capping both cost and gain.