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Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) is in news again due to the announcement of the board confirming the issue of bonus shares on 21st October 2021. So, are you thinking of buying IEX at the current levels? If yes, then this post will cover all you need to know before making your decision. Table Of Contents 1. IEX business The greatest advantage is the  monopoly  IEX holds in its sector, till now (NTPC is also planning to enter the power trading sector). This energy trading industry is in a growth stage and has huge potential. Thus, IEX being the only major player (more than 95% market share) providing a platform for electricity/power trading activities is expected to show further growth in the future. 2. IEX stock fundamentals Next thing you should know are the  fundamentals , which are too good for IEX. From the company's annual reports, let us do a 6 pointer analysis :- Sales - Increasing every year ✅ Profits - In an uptrend ✅ Operating Profit Margin - Above 80%  ✅...

Hello Readers! For newbies who don't know what actually swing trading is (In theory) :- “Swing trading is basically a target based and time bound trading, done for quick returns”. Moving ahead to THE PRACTICAL APPROACH As per my personal experience, I will classify it broadly into two categories:— 1. High-Risk Approach: It involves risky and most volatile stocks in the market like Vodafone idea, Yes Bank and penny shares. It is all a GAME OF RIGHT ENTRY AND EXIT and used as the quickest way to earn high returns, involving higher risk. I will only suggest this to those who are also prepared to bear the loss, if the stoploss gets hit. So, those of you who are new, follow the approach 2 to start trading. The best thing about this approach is, it can give you returns up to 100%, (even more in some cases).   My personal experience:  I do this frequently and on an average it turned to be an Awesome experience for me: Traded and booked profit many times in stocks ...

This blog is to identify  some of the   high quality stocks  which have a history of paying  consistent dividends. Table Of Contents What is dividend? Dividend is a part of the company's Free Cash Flow which it decides to distribute among its shareholders. It is not mandatory, but can act as a  passive source of income. Best dividend stocks Sector wise 1. IT sector TCS Infosys HCL Wipro ( Dividend amount has been decreased now as a lot people have already become a millionaire by holding this share) Other than these,  OFSS, LTI and Persistent Systems  are some more companies paying healthy dividend and have shown a good upward movement in the stock price as well. (WIN WIN situation) 2. FMCG sector Most favourite ITC Britannia Almost all of the companies in FMCG sector believe in paying good amount of dividend, so you can even opt for companies like  HUL, TCP  and also explore  Varun beverages, Ju...

Nowadays, everyone has realised the importance of investing in the stock market. As the number of investors grows, so do the questions. This blog will explain the basic evaluation criteria while picking a stock for long term investment, i.e., for a horizon of 5 to 10 years. Table Of Contents How to Choose Stocks for Long Term Investment 1.  Fundamental analysis Growing Profit and sales, High OPM (Operating Profit Margin), High ROE (Return on Equity) and ROCE (Return on Capital Employed) - These can act as a first level of filter to pick the   best long-term stocks .   But, do remember that some of these parameters may be very high or low depending on the industry, and thus are industry specific . For example, banking stocks will not have a high ROE value, be it HDFC Bank or Yes Bank. Insurance industry stocks will have a low OPM. 2.  Business analysis   Whether the stock has a  monopoly  in its sector and what is the  bu...