Phase where informed investors gradually buy stock before a major price move

Measure of investment performance compared to a benchmark index

After Market Order - orders placed outside regular trading hours

Simultaneous buying and selling of an asset to profit from price differences

Lowest price a seller is willing to accept for a security

Strategy of dividing investments among different asset categories

Buying more shares at lower price to reduce average cost per share

Buying more shares at higher price when position is profitable

One hundredth of one percent (0.01%), used to describe interest rate changes

Market condition where prices are falling or expected to fall by 20% or more

False signal that the rising trend has reversed when it hasn't

Measure of a stock's volatility relative to the overall market

Highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a security

Difference between the highest bid and lowest ask price

Stock of a well-established, financially sound company with reliable performance

Technical analysis tool showing volatility and relative price levels

Net asset value of a company calculated from its balance sheet

Price movement above resistance or below support levels

Licensed individual or firm that buys and sells securities on behalf of clients

Bombay Stock Exchange - oldest stock exchange in Asia

Market condition where prices are rising or expected to rise

False signal suggesting a declining trend has reversed when it hasn't

Compound Annual Growth Rate - average annual growth rate over a specified period

Contract giving the right to buy a stock at specified price before expiry

Chart showing open, high, low, close prices in a visual format

Profit from selling an asset at higher price than purchase price

Settlement of derivative contracts in cash rather than physical delivery

Trading halt triggered when stock or index moves beyond specified limits

Current Market Price - the price at which a stock is currently trading

Period when price trades within a defined range without clear trend

Reverse movement of at least 10% in a stock or index

Buying and selling securities within the same trading day

Taking physical possession of shares bought, held beyond settlement

Account holding shares in electronic format instead of physical certificates

Financial contract whose value depends on underlying asset price

Domestic Institutional Investors - Indian mutual funds, insurance companies, banks

Risk management strategy mixing variety of investments within portfolio

Portion of company profits distributed to shareholders

Annual dividend per share divided by current stock price

Dematerialized account for holding securities electronically

Technical analysis theory using market trends to predict future movements

Earnings Per Share - company's profit divided by outstanding shares

Ownership interest in a company represented by stock shares

Date after which buyer doesn't receive upcoming dividend

Nominal value of a security stated by the issuer

Technical tool using horizontal lines to indicate support and resistance

Foreign Institutional Investors - overseas entities investing in Indian markets

Order that has been completely executed at the specified price

Number of shares available for public trading

Derivative contract obligating buyer to purchase asset at predetermined future date

Price range where no trading occurs between two trading periods

Order type that remains active until executed or cancelled

Strategy to offset potential losses in one position by taking opposite position

Statistical measure of change in securities market, like Sensex or Nifty

Mutual fund designed to track performance of specific index

Trading where positions are squared off within same trading day

Initial Public Offering - company's first sale of stock to public

Companies with market capitalization over Rs.20,000 crores

Using borrowed capital to increase potential return of investment

Order to buy or sell at specific price or better

Ease with which asset can be bought or sold without affecting price

Buying security with expectation that its price will rise

Fixed quantity of shares in futures and options trading

Moving Average Convergence Divergence - momentum indicator

Borrowed money used to purchase securities

Broker's demand for investor to deposit additional money or securities

Total market value of company's outstanding shares

Order to buy or sell immediately at best available current price

Companies with market capitalization between Rs.5,000-Rs.20,000 crores

Average price of security over specific number of time periods

Investment vehicle pooling money from many investors to purchase securities

Stock market index of National Stock Exchange's top 50 companies

National Stock Exchange - largest stock exchange in India by volume

Open, High, Low, Close - four key price points for a trading period

Total number of outstanding derivative contracts not yet settled

Contract giving right but not obligation to buy or sell at set price

Electronic list of buy and sell orders for specific security

Condition where security price has risen sharply and may decline

Condition where security price has fallen sharply and may rise

Price-to-Book ratio comparing market value to book value

Price-to-Earnings ratio measuring price paid for each rupee of earnings

Low-priced stocks of small companies, typically under Rs.10

Collection of investments held by individual or institution

Amount of security owned (long) or owed (short) by investor

Trading session before regular market hours

Amount by which security price exceeds its face value or strike price

Contract giving right to sell stock at specified price before expiry

Period of sustained increases in prices of stocks or indices

Difference between high and low prices during trading period

Price level where selling pressure prevents price from rising further

Measure of profitability calculated by dividing net income by shareholders' equity

Comparison of expected returns to amount of risk undertaken

Relative Strength Index - momentum oscillator measuring speed of price changes

Strategy making numerous trades for small profits in very short timeframe

Securities and Exchange Board of India - market regulator

Benchmark index of BSE tracking 30 large, well-established companies

Process of transferring securities and funds between buyer and seller

Selling borrowed security expecting to buy back at lower price

Selling stock you don't own, expecting to profit from price decline

Companies with market capitalization below Rs.5,000 crores

Difference between bid and ask prices of a security

Closing an open position by taking opposite position

Corporate action increasing number of shares while reducing price proportionally

Order to sell security when it reaches certain price to limit losses

Set price at which option contract can be exercised

Price level where buying pressure prevents price from falling further

Trading style holding positions for several days to capture price swings

Method evaluating securities by analyzing statistics from trading activity

Minimum price movement of a trading instrument

Number of shares traded during specific period

Stop loss that adjusts automatically as price moves favorably

General direction in which security or market is moving

Security or asset on which derivative's value is based

Statistical measure of dispersion of returns for security or index

Number of shares or contracts traded in security or market during period

Income return on investment, expressed as percentage