A Q&A format of educating the readers about financial markets in India.
This book is about making readers understand the basic functioning of the stock markets and also its theoretical aspects. The author has taken an extra effort to simplify the subject so that many readers can relate to it easily. There is also a minimal show of math and calculations as it seeks to focus more on the theoretic concepts. It is really helpful for starters and those who have minimal knowledge of the markets. It explains everything in a Q&A format to keep the mood interactive and concise. In all, there are 250 of them. It is really easy to navigate across the book as it is not written in a continuation format. There are also some explanations of jargon used. So below is a sample list of contents:
• Types of equity shares
• How stock indices work and how they are calculated
• What you need to know about IPOs and Public issues
• The basics of bonds and debentures
• An introduction to trading
• An introduction to Mutual funds, ETFs Hedge funds, PEs, VCs, etc.
• Depository receipts (ADRs & GDRs)
• Methods of stock analysis
• Measuring risk, CAPM, etc.
• All about the options
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