Unit 2. Trading Mechanist in Stock Market.: 1.meaning of Share
Unit 2. Trading Mechanist in Stock Market.: 1.meaning of Share
1.Meaning of Share.
Shares are the smallest denomination of a company's
stocks, indicating a portion of ownership of the company
A share is a single unit of ownership in a company or financial
asset.
It is essentially an exchangeable piece of value of a company which can
fluctuate up or down, depending on several different market factors.
3.Demat Account.
Demat Account is short for dematerialisation account and makes the
process of holding investments like shares, bonds, government securities, Mutual Funds.
A demat account is an account to hold financial securities in electronic form. In India, demat
accounts are maintained by two depository organisations, National Securities Depository Limited
and Central Depository Services Limited.
4.Brokers.
A stockbroker is a middleman who has the authority to buy and sell
stocks and securities in a stock exchange on the investor's behalf. Stocks are
traded through exchanges. However, an investor cannot directly trade in stock
exchanges.
a stock broker is the one who performs a service for the investor. The main job of a
stockbroker is to buy and sell stocks for a client. Also, stock broker helps their
customers to get a detailed insight into a stock that helps investors to make informed
decisions about the investment.
5.Sub-brokers.
A ‘Sub-Broker’ is any person who is not a Trading Member of a Stock
Exchange but who acts on behalf of a Trading Member as an agent or otherwise for
assisting investors in dealing in securities through such Trading Members
A sub broker carries out the same function a broker carries out, being the
middleman between two parties. However, while a stock broker is the middle
man between an investor and the stock exchange, a sub broker is the middle
man for the stock broker and the investor.
6.Brokerage.
The fee that brokers charge for providing their services is known as brokerage
charges. The brokerage is calculated on the agreed percentage of on the total cost of shares either
purchased or sold. This is not uniform and often varies from one broker to another. It also
depends on the type of transactions you make. Often, the brokerage slabs provided by
stockbrokers are dynamic, and regular clients get benefits of lower brokerage rates.
Delivery charges.
In delivery trading you buy a share, hold it as long as you want and
sell them when you find a profitable opportunity. This duration can be a week or a
month or even a year.
You can hold your stocks in sync with the market movements for as long as you want.
Delivery charges can vary between 0.2% and 0.75% of the trading volume.
The formula for this charge , is to multiply the delivery charges into the number of
shares and their market price.
Intraday charges.
When a trader buys and sells shares within the same trading day, they are
employing the intraday trading strategy.
Suppose you purchase some amount of shares, and sell it before the end of a day’s
trading session, this will come under the ambit of intraday trading. In a day’s trading
session, your selling position has to be in sync with the exact number of shares that you
have purchased. Depending upon the stockbroker, intraday trading charges can range
from 0.01% to 0.05% of the volume/amount transacted.
The formula for calculating this charge is to multiply the market price of shares
into a number of shares, again multiplied by the agreed percentage of intraday
charges
8.Short Sale.
A short sale is the sale of an asset or stock the seller does not own. It is
generally a transaction in which an investor sells borrowed securities in anticipation of a
price decline; the seller is then required to return an equal number of shares at some
point in the future. In contrast, a seller owns the security or stock in a long position.
B. Mid Cap. As per SEBI’s classification, the companies ranked from 101 to 250 in
terms of market capitalization are known as mid-cap companies. Their market cap
generally tends to range from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000 crores
C. Small cap. SEBI’s rules state that all the companies that are ranked from the 251st
position onwards in terms of market cap are automatically categorised as small-cap
companies. Small-cap companies generally don’t have a long track record. In terms of
market cap, these companies generally come in below Rs. 5,000 crores
12.Contract Note.
The contract note is the legal record of any trade made by a stockbroker
on a stock exchange. It confirms the trade conducted on a specific day, on the client's
behalf, performed on a stock exchange (BSE / NSE).
A Contract Note is a document provided by the stock broker to its customer on the
day when the customer traded with them