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Depository Participant
Definition of Depository Participant
A depository participant is a financial institution that acts as a bridge between a depositories like NSDL/CDSL and investors. Moreover, a depository participant is responsible for holding shares in the Dematerialized format in a Demat account.
At the same time, a depository participant gives traders and investors access to an online trading account that can be used to buy and sell securities. The right depository participant will also ensure that your securities are safe.
At the same time, a depository participant gives traders and investors access to an online trading account that can be used to buy and sell securities. The right depository participant will also ensure that your securities are safe.
Related Terms
Prospectus
A prospectus is a legal document that gives detailed disclosure about a company's financial condition, its operations, management, and the terms of a new securities offering (such as an IPO). It is mandated by regulatory bodies and must be provided to potential investors to provide them with all the information they need to make an informed investment decision. The two key parts are the preliminary prospectus (red herring prospectus) and the final prospectus.
Capital Expenditure
Capital expenditure or CapEx is the amount of money a company spends on maintaining, upgrading, or buying new assets like machinery, equipment, property, and others.
Forex Options
Forex options are exchange-traded derivative contracts that give the right but not the obligation to buy or sell a pair of underlying currencies at a pre-agreed price and date. Forex options are also known as currency options.
Every forex option can be split into a call or put option. A forex call option gives the holder the right to buy underlying forex pairs while a forex put option gives the holder the right to sell underlying currency pairs.
In either case, there is no obligation to exercise the contract but there is a pre-agreed price and expiration date attached. In India, forex options are only available for the USD-INR currency pair.
Every forex option can be split into a call or put option. A forex call option gives the holder the right to buy underlying forex pairs while a forex put option gives the holder the right to sell underlying currency pairs.
In either case, there is no obligation to exercise the contract but there is a pre-agreed price and expiration date attached. In India, forex options are only available for the USD-INR currency pair.
Anaume Pattern
An Anaume Pattern can be seen when a gap is filled after a change in the direction of a security or market’s price.
Anaume Patterns are gap-filling patterns that can signal the reversal of a bearish trend, which is nothing but a potential onset of a bullish trend, when used in conjunction with other patterns.
Anaume Patterns are also known as exception exhaustion patterns.
Anaume Patterns are gap-filling patterns that can signal the reversal of a bearish trend, which is nothing but a potential onset of a bullish trend, when used in conjunction with other patterns.
Anaume Patterns are also known as exception exhaustion patterns.
Capital Asset Pricing Model
Capital Asset Pricing Model or CAPM is used to determine the expected return one can earn on an asset by evaluating the associated risks and how markets price the asset.
Lump Sum
Lump sum refers to a one-time, single payment made in a single installment, as opposed to a series of smaller periodic payments. It commonly refers to a large sum of money paid at once, like a mutual fund investment or a share market investment, rather than spread out over multiple payments like SIPs.
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