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Fed Bernanke Speaks
Fed ben Bernanke is the chairman of Fedral reserve. Head of the central bank, which controls short term interest rates.
Stock Quote – Lifeline of an investor
Stock quote is that magical figure that gives you all the information related to stock Stock quotes can be obtained in newspapers and online but the most convenient place is online as it is very close to real time information. There are many websites which help you to get real-time quotes at a mouse click. Different sources provide different sets of information.
CPI Flash Estimate y/y
A consumer price index (CPI) data is based on the changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchases by household.
Volatility of Stock Markets and its causes
Volatility is one of the best phenomenon without which stock markets will loose its charm. It is the tendency of fluctuation of market indices over a period of time; more is the fluctuation, higher is the volatility. The ups and downs of stock prices is what that adds spice to the market behaviour. This see-sawing effect has its own implications, both good and bad. Good, because prudent investors taking advantage buy on dips and sell on highs for profit booking. On the flip side, greater volatility lowers investor’s confidence in the market prompting them to transfer their investment in less risky options due to unexpected market behavior.
Crude Oil Technical Report
Crude traded with mixed bias this week ahead of weekly Inventory from US.
Pending Home Sales
Pending Home Sales data can help investors to keep a finger on the pulse of the economy. That will help to understand the demand for housing.
German Ifo Business Climate Data
IFO Data is based on surveyed builders, manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers.
HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI
Markit Economics provide the HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI data. It is an independent, global provider of some of the world’s most influential business surveys.
Retail Sales
Retail Sales Data is highly important for the economy.
Core CPI
CPI data is very importat for traders. Traders have to keep in mind about this data before trading or invest in market because its impact on inflation.
Settlements of Futures contracts
Future contracts have two types of settlements, the Mark to Market (MTM) settlement which happens on a continuous basis at the end of each day, and the final settlement which happens on the last trading day of the futures contract. On the NCDEX, daily MTM settlement and final MTM settlement in respect of admitted deals in futures contracts are cash settled by debiting/crediting the clearing accounts of CMs with the respective clearing bank. All positions of a CM, either brought forward, created during the day or closed out during the day, are marked to market at the daily settlement price or the final settlement price at the close of trading hours on a day.
German ZEW Economic Sentiment
German ZEW Economic Sentiment data is Important for European market.
About NCDEX Spot Exchange Ltd. (NSPOT)
NSPOT is a delivery based transparent,real time, online spot exchange of the country. It is established as per the guidelines of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India. NSPOT is a wholly owned subsidiary of NCDEX which is the leading Indian Agriculture Commodity Derivatives Exchange. NCDEX SPOT derives its strength from its parent organization (i.e. NCDEX) in creating and managing electronic online trading along with the concomitant risk management system, clearing and delivery process whoch will immensely contribute building an active, liquid and a vibrant spot price delivery platform for agri as well as non-agri commodities at country level and also be a bench mark for pricing.
Crude Oil
Weekly changes in the number of barrels of crude oil held in inventory by commercial firms during the past.
Hedging
Many participants in the commodity futures market are hedgers. They use the futures market to reduce a particular risk that they face. This risk might relate to the price of wheat or oil or any other commodity that the person deals in. The classic hedging example is that of wheat farmer who wants to hedge the risk of fluctuations in the price of wheat around the time that his corp is ready for harvesting by selling his corp forward, he obtains a hedge by locking to a predetermined price
Nickel Technical Report
Nickel trading range for the day is expected support at 840 and resistance at 910.
Forwards contracts in derivatives
In recent years, derivatives have become increasingly popular due to their applications for hedging, speculation and arbitraging. While futures and options are now actively traded on many Exchanges, forward contracts are popular on the OTC market. A forward contract is an agreement to buy or sell an asset on a specified date for a specified price. One of the parties to the contract assumes a long position and agrees to buy the underlying asset on a certain specified future date for a certain specified price. The other party assumes a short position and agrees to sell the asset on the same date for the same price. Other contract details like delivery date, price and quantity are negotiated bilaterally by the parties to the contract. The forward contracts are normally traded outside the exchanges.
Crude Oil Weekly Outlook
Finally crude closed with a positive note after 9 weeks of decline in a row.
Commodities traded on NCDEX
NCDEX gives priority to commodities that are most relevant to India, and where the price discovery process takes place domestically. The products chosen are based on certain criteria such as price volatility, share in GDP, Correlation with global markets, share in external trade, warehousing facilities, traders distribution, geographical spread, varieties etc. List of commodities offered for futures trading on NCDEX are given below
Spot Price and polling in commodity exchange
Like any other derivative a futures contract derives its value from the underlying commodity. The spot and futures market are closely interlinked with price and sentiment in one market affecting the price and sentiment in the other. Fair and transparent spot price discovery attains importance when studied against the role it plays in a futures market.
Shareholders of NCDEX and its products
NCDEX is promoted by a consortium of four institutions. These are National Stock Exchange (NSE), ICICI Bank, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and National Board for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Later on their shares were diluted and more institutions became shareholders of NCDEX. These are Canara Bank, CRISIL Limited, Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Goldman Sachs, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd.
Difference between Commodity and Financial Derivatives
The basic concept of a derivative contract remains the same whether the underlying happens to be a commodity or a financial asset. However, there are some features which are very peculiar to commodity derivative markets. In the case of financial derivatives, most of these contracts are cash settled. Since financial assets are not bulky, they do not need special facility for storage, transport even in case of physical settlement. On the other hand, due to the bulky nature and physically existence of the underlying assets, physical settlement in commodity derivatives creates the need for warehousing.
Some commonly used Derivatives
Here we define some of the more popularly used derivative contracts. Forwards : A forward contract is an agreement between two entities to buy or sell the underlying asset at a future date, at today’s pre-agreed price. Futures : A future contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell the underlying asset at a future date at today’s future price. Futures contracts differ from forward contracts in the sense that they are standardized and exchange traded
Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio analysis is the calculation and comparison of ratios which are derived from the information in a company’s financial statements. The level and historical trends of these ratios can be used to make inferences about a company’s financial condition, its operations and attractiveness as an investment.
Trading in Circuit Limits
The major stock and commodities exchanges have instituted procedures to limit mass or panic selling in times of serious market declines and volatility. These mechanisms are known as Circuit Breakers, the Collar Rule, and Price Limits. Circuit Breakers establish whether trading will be halted temporarily or stopped entirely. The collar Rule and Price Limits affect the way trading in the securities and futures markets takes place
Spot Vs Forward Transaction
Every transaction has three components – trading, clearing and settlement. A buyer and seller come together, negotiate and arrive at a price. This is trading. Clearing involves finding out the net outstanding, that is exactly how much of goods and money the two should exchange.
Direct Payout to Investors
NSCCL has introduced the facility of direct payout (i.e. direct delivery of securities) to clients’ account on both the depositories. IT ascertains from each clearing member, the beneficiary account details of their respective clients who are due to receive pay out of securities. Based on the information received from members, the clearing corporation sends payout instructions to the depositories, so that the client receives the payout to the extent of instructions received from the respective clearing members. To the extent of instructions not received, the securities are credited to the CM pool account of the member. Following are the salient features of ‘Direct Payout ’to investors.
Market Types in Equity Segment
The Capital Market system has four types of market: 1. Normal Market : Normal market consists of various book types in which orders are segregated as Regular Lot Orders, Special Term Orders, and Stop Loss Orders depending on the order attributes. 2. Auction Market : In the auction market, auctions are initiated by the exchange on behalf of trading members for settlement related reasons. The main reasons are shortages, bad deliveries and objections. There are three types of participants in the auction market. (A) Initiator: The Party who initiates the auction process is called an initiator. (B) Competitor: The party who enters on the same side as of the initiator is called a competitor (C) Solicitor: The party who enters on the opposite side as of the initiator is called a solicitor.
Investor Services Cell and Arbitration
Investor Service Cell (ISC) handles the investor’s complaints against the trading members / companies in respect of claims/disputes for transactions executed on the Exchange. The complaints are forwarded to the trading members for resolution and seeking clarifications. The ISC follows-up with the trading members and makes efforts to resolve the complaint expeditiously. In certain cases, on account of conflicting claims made by the investor and the trading member, when it is not possible to administratively resolve the complaint, investors are advised to take recourse to the arbitration mechanism prescribed by the Exchange.
Declaration of Defaulter by SEBI or Exchange
Trading members of the Exchange can appoint authorized person in the Capital Market, Futures and Options and Currency Derivatives Segments. After received application from individuals / companies Exchange authorized the person and provide him membership once all the formalities completed A Trading member may be declared a defaulter by direction / circulation / notification of the relevant authority of the trading segment if