Investments
A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) primarily owns and manages income-generating real estate assets such as office parks, shopping malls, warehouses, and data centers. It pools money from multiple investors to invest in a portfolio of income-generating real estate assets. REITs generally distribute a significant portion of the cash flows generated from their underlying assets […]
Trading
💡 Quick AnswerA bulk deal happens when a single client buys or sells shares worth 0.5% or more of a listed company’s total equity shares in a day, through the normal trading window. A block deal is a large, pre-negotiated trade that meets the exchange’s minimum quantity or value and is executed in a dedicated […]
Trading
Short delivery occurs when a seller is unable to deliver the shares sold by the applicable settlement deadline, resulting in a delivery shortfall. The exchange’s clearing corporation facilitates settlement in accordance with the applicable exchange and clearing corporation framework. Where a delivery shortfall occurs, the auction mechanism may be used to complete settlement. This blog […]
Investments
A contract note is an official document your broker issues after every trade, recording details including the security bought or sold, the execution price, quantity, and the exchange on which the trade was executed. SEBI requires registered stockbrokers to issue contract notes within the prescribed timelines, generally within 24 hours of trade execution. While many […]
Trading
Stock exchanges determine an official closing price for each eligible security in accordance with the applicable exchange methodology. The official closing price is used across several important market processes: 💡 Quick AnswerFrom August 3, 2026, SEBI is changing how the official closing price of a stock is set. Instead of the VWAP of the last 30 minutes of continuous trading, stocks […]
Market Insights
Week in the Review Indian equity benchmarks ended the week on a positive note with Nifty comfortably closing above 24,300, supported by strong buying in information technology stocks following better-than-expected earnings from heavyweight companies. The market remained resilient despite weak global cues, a weaker rupee, elevated crude oil prices and continued foreign institutional investor (FII) […]
Trading
A rights issue is an offer by a listed company that allows its existing shareholders to buy additional shares in proportion to their current holdings, usually at a price lower than the prevailing market price. Unlike an IPO or QIP, only shareholders whose names appear in the company’s records as of the specified record date […]
Options
Navia All in One App charges ₹0 brokerage per order on equity, currency, and commodity Futures & Options (F&O) trades and includes an integrated options toolkit called Insta Options. The platform provides features such as strategy discovery, live open-interest analysis, one-tap position management, and basket order execution within a single app. This blog provides an […]
Zero-Brokerage
Navia All in One App charges ₹0 brokerage on equity delivery trades and flat, capped fees on intraday and F&O — but “Zero brokerage” is a term that can be interpreted differently across brokerage platforms in Indian trading app marketing, since many apps only waive fees on one segment while charging elsewhere. If you’re comparing […]
Investments
A Specialized Investment Fund (SIF) is a SEBI-regulated investment category, introduced through a SEBI circular dated 27 February 2025 and effective from 1 April 2025, that sits between traditional mutual funds and Portfolio Management Services (PMS). It allows a broader range of investment strategies than conventional mutual funds while having a lower minimum investment requirement […]
Investments
You buy a stock. It goes up. You sell it for a neat profit. But when the money actually lands in your account, it’s a little less than the number you calculated in your head. You didn’t make a mistake — you just forgot to count everyone else who takes a small cut before your […]
Market Insights
The Indian equity benchmarks ended marginally lower for the week, snapping a four-week winning streak, as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty surrounding global trade developments kept investors cautious.
Investments
Imagine watching a stock you own rise sharply within minutes — and then suddenly, nothing. No new trades. Your sell order just sits there, unfilled, no matter how many times you refresh the screen. You haven’t lost your internet connection. The stock has hit its upper circuit — and understanding why this happens (and what […]
Trading
Scroll through any stock page on a trading app and you’ll see a wall of numbers — P/E, P/B, ROE, D/E, EPS, and more. To a beginner, it can look like a foreign language. But these numbers aren’t there to confuse you; each one answers a specific, useful question about whether a company is fairly […]
IPO
Not every IPO listed on your trading platform follows the same regulatory framework. Some are large, well-established companies raising capital through the Mainboard IPO framework, while others are smaller businesses raising capital through the SME listing framework under a different set of listing requirements. Although both appear as “IPOs,” they differ significantly in terms of eligibility, regulations, investment requirements, […]
Investments
If you bought or sold shares, mutual funds, or F&O contracts during FY 2025-26, many of these transactions may be reflected in your Annual Information Statement (AIS) and other tax records available on the Income Tax e-filing portal. It is therefore important to report your income correctly in your Income Tax Return (ITR). In this blog let us break […]
Trading
Many new investors lose money not because they picked the wrong stock, but because they placed the wrong type of order. A stock market order is simply the instruction you give your broker or trading app on how to buy or sell a share — and choosing the right one can be the difference between getting a good price and […]
Market Insights
Week in the Review Indian benchmark indices extended their winning streak to a fourth consecutive session, with the Nifty 50 climbing to a two-month high, supported by softer crude oil prices amid improving prospects for a US-Iran peace arrangement and easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Sentiment was further boosted by the revival of […]
IPO
Many IPO applications are rejected due to simple, avoidable errors, such as entering incorrect details or not approving the UPI mandate on time. Today, IPO applications begin with a UPI ID—not a bank account number or cheque—because the process is routed through UPI under SEBI’s ASBA framework. Understanding how this process works can help investors […]
IPO
When you apply for an IPO, one of the first things to check is whether it is a fresh issue vs OFS offer or a mix of both. This matters because it tells you where the money is going and whether the company is raising new capital or existing shareholders are selling their stake. In simple […]
Market Insights
Nifty 50 Performance in June June Market Roundup June 2026 was a two-sided month for Indian equities that still ended modestly higher. Benchmarks spent much of the month consolidating as an IT-led selloff, caution ahead of the June-quarter earnings season, and worries over the US interest-rate outlook capped the upside, even as cooling West Asia […]
Sunday Stories Tamil
Fair Value Gap என்பது மார்க்கெட் ரொம்ப வேகமா நகரும்போது ஒரு காலியான பகுதியை (empty zone) விட்டுட்டுப் போற ஒரு பிரைஸ் இம்பேலன்ஸ் (price imbalance) ஆகும். இந்தச் சுருக்கமான கதையில, காணாமல் போன ஒரு சிசிடிவி (CCTV) வீடியோ கிளிப் மூலமா அந்த கேப் (gap) எப்படி ஃபார்ம் ஆகுது அப்படின்னும், டிரேடர்கள் ஏன் அதை அவ்ளோ முக்கியமா படிக்கிறாங்கன்னும் ரொம்ப எளிமையா புரிஞ்சுக்கலாம். ஒரு லாஜிக்கும் இல்லாத அந்த சிசிடிவி கிளிப் கொச்சியில […]
Ravivaar Ki Kahaniyaan
वो CCTV क्लिप जिसका कोई मतलब नहीं बन रहा था कोच्चि में बारिश अभी-अभी थमी ही थी जब एक मशहूर ज्वेलरी शोरूम ने पुलिस को फोन किया। न तो कुछ चोरी हुआ था, न ही कुछ टूटा था। फिर भी, एक बेहद कीमती हीरों का हार अचानक गायब लग रहा था। सिक्योरिटी रूम के अंदर, […]
Trading
ASM in share market is a term many investors notice when a stock suddenly appears on a special watchlist. The ASM full form is Additional Surveillance Measure, and it is used by Indian stock exchanges to monitor securities that show unusual trading behavior. For investors, this matters because an ASM tag is not just a label; it is a signal that […]
