Govt to sell Rs 12000 Cr bonds on 8th May

The government has announced it plans to raise Rs 12k crores through the sale of three securities - 6.05% paper expiring in 2019, 8.24% paper maturing in 2027 and 6.83% paper expiring in 2039 - on Friday. While it will raise Rs 6k crores through the first bond, Rs 3k will be raised through each of the other two.

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The auction comes amidst market concern about the government struggling to meet its liquidity needs, since it has been borrowing extra funds from the central bank for it.

The Union government’s outstanding loans from RBI under the ways and means advances, or WMA, facility stood Rs 40,000 crore as on April 24, more than double the Rs 20,000-crore limit set for the first-half of this fiscal for the second consecutive week.

Though borrowing within the stipulated limit is considered normal by the market, regular breaching of the limit tends to send wrong signals to the market. The WMA is a withdrawal facility provided by RBI to the government to meet temporary mismatches in its cash flows.

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Meanwhile 10 year bechmark is rallying strongly to trade at 6.21% at 3 15pm, yield down from 6.30% on Tuesday. The rupee weakened on Wednesday, dropping from two and half month highs touched in the previous session to trade at 49.60 against the dollar at 3 15 pm, hurt by the dollar strentgh overseas.

BSE Education & Research Services - NMIMS University Launch MBA Programme

Bombay Stock Exchange Limited has taken a number of initiatives in investor education, in over two dozen cities all over India. BSE supported for the setting up the centre “BSE SVKM’s NMIMS CENTRE for Capital Market Studies”. NMIMS launched a 2 Year Full Time MBA (Capital Market) Programme in collaboration with The Stock Exchange Education and Research Services. Important Dates:
1	a) Register online at www.nmims.edu (Demand Draft of Rs.950/-     drawn in favor of SVKM-NMIMS payable at Mumbai) b) Last date of registration	Monday 6th April, 2009 Monday 4th May, 2009
2	Call letters available on website for GD and PI at 5.00 pm	Wednesday 6th May, 2009
3	Group Discussion & Personal Interview (only at Mumbai)	13th to 16th May, 2009
4	List of selected candidates for admission will be available on website www.nmims.edu at 5.00 pm	Friday 29th May, 2009
5	Counseling & Payment of Admission fees (Time: 11.00 am to 4.00 pm)	1st to 11th June, 2009
6	Regsitration, Inauguration Programme at NMIMS	Monday 22nd June, 2009
7	Preparation & Orientation Programme	Tuesday 23rd June, 2009
8	Commencement of regular classes	Monday 6th July, 2009

source - bseindia.com

Stocks funds miss once-in-a-decade opportunity

Nearly nine of every ten Indian diversified equity funds lagged the benchmark index's best monthly gains in 10 years as double digit cash levels diluted returns in April, data from global fund tracker Lipper show.

These funds, making the largest stock funds category in terms of numbers and asset under management, posted a 13.7 percent jump in their net values in April, the best since December 2003.

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However, nearly 90 percent of the 285 funds tracked by Lipper failed to beat the 17.45 percent surge in the 30-share BSE index, which showed the best monthly performance in 10 years, as a wave of improved investor confidence swept across the world. "We think these funds lagged the broader indices, primarily due to their allocations to cash and non benchmark holdings," Chintamani Dagade, a senior research analyst with Morningstar India, said.

"Having said that, these funds reduced their cash allocations significantly in April to benefit from a surprise rally in March," he added.

Indian funds had everything going well in April, their large sectoral bets such as financials, capital goods and energy rallied on growing optimism that the global economy was on the mend, driving billions of dollars back into emerging markets.

10 evergreen tips for investing in stocks

Following are 10 evergreen tips for investing in share markets or making any other investments, still i would recommend that common sense ans experience is of atmost importance too.

1. Pay off your debts - no point risking more money before you’ve got yourself into the black.

2. Do your research - think about what you are investing in and think why you’re investing in it. There is so much more information at your fingertips these days, but it doesn’t necessarily make the job of picking shares easier.

3. Time is money - think about compounding.

4. Be patient - there are very few chances to make a quick buck unless you get very lucky.

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5. Be tax efficient - consider investing within ISAs so that you don’t pay more tax than necessary.

6. Keep costs low - costs eat into your investment, and mean they have to perform that much better in order to make you a profit.

7. Do not try to time the market - it’s virtually impossible; invest when it’s right for you.

8. Don’t believe the hype - if you’re investing in something after many others have done so, you’ve probably missed the boat, and therefore missed the best performance.

9. Regular contributions are your friend -use cost averaging to your advantage to help smooth the ups and downs of the markets.

10. Learn from your past mistakes.

Stock Markets Working - Explained

In order to understand what stocks are and how stock markets work, we need to dive into history--specifically, the history of what has come to be known as the corporation, or sometimes the limited liability company (LLC). Corporations in one form or another have been around ever since one guy convinced a few others to pool their resources for mutual benefit. The first corporate charters were created in Britain as early as the sixteenth century, but these were generally what we might think of today as a public corporation owned by the government, like the postal service.

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Privately owned corporations came into being gradually during the early 19th century in the United States , United Kingdom and western Europe as the governments of those countries started allowing anyone to create corporations. In order for a corporation to do business, it needs to get money from somewhere. Typically, one or more people contribute an initial investment to get the company off the ground. These entrepreneurs may commit some of their own money, but if they don't have enough, they will need to persuade other people, such as venture capital investors or banks, to invest in their business. They can do this in two ways: by issuing bonds, which are basically a way of selling debt (or taking out a loan, depending on your perspective), or by issuing stock, that is, shares in the ownership of the company. Long ago stock owners realized that it would be convenient if there were a central place they could go to trade stock with one another, and the public stock exchange was born. Eventually, today's stock markets grew out of these public places.


Public Markets Working - explained

How each stock market works is dependent on its internal organization and government regulation. The NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) is a non-profit corporation, while the NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation) and the TSE (Toronto Stock Exchange) are for-profit businesses, earning money by providing trading services. Most companies that go public have been around for at least a little while. Going public gives the company an opportunity for a potentially huge capital infusion, since millions of investors can now easily purchase shares. It also exposes the corporation to stricter regulatory control by government regulators. When a corporation decides to go public,
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How to do Day Trading - without getting failed

Day trading in stock markets has lots and lots of risks- use this post for information purpose only and please refer to our disclaimer at bottom of this page.

One of the best ways to make money is by trading in the stock market. You can earn a lot of money by buying and selling stocks.

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One way to earn a lot of money is through day trading. Day trading refers to buying and selling financial instruments. Transactions in day trading are usually fast and end in a single trading day. In day trading, you can make a lot of money in a single day.

However, you should know that day trading is business. And, in all kinds of business, you should expect some losses. In day trading, losses can be huge, especially if you don’t know how to day trade.

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Although day trading can offer you huge income, it can also give you severe financial losses. It is know that beginner day traders lose money on the first months of trading and most of them never really get the hang of it and losses interest even if they never really recovered their losses.

People have been arguing that day trading is a very risky business and should stay away from it while others say that day trading is one of the best ways to make a viable profit.

However, no matter what people say, day trading is there to stay in the market place. It can never be denied that day trading is one of the most important aspects in the market place. It keeps the market efficient and liquid.

However, there are successful day traders who earns a lot of money by just day trading. These people have been known to earn more than a million dollars a year.

So, if you plan on doing day trading, you should be prepared on losing money on the first few months of day trading.

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Here are some characteristics of a successful day trader that you should try to copy.

The first thing you should consider is that you should have enough capital to trade. Also, you should only risk money that you can afford to lose. This way, it won’t be too frustrating in case you had a bad day in the market.

The next thing you should consider is that you should never enter this kind of business if you don’t know anything about the market. You should be knowledgeable about the market in order to be successful in day trading.

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As you might have heard, you need discipline. Many day traders end up losing a lot of money because they don’t have the patience and the discipline to day trade. You should know how to plan trades and use it as your strategy.

To get better at anything you do, you need to practice. Experienced day traders practice a lot and formulate different kinds of strategy in order to minimize loss and maximize profit. There are different kinds of simulated day trading software available. Use it.

These are some of the things you should know about day trading. In time, if you follow these guidelines, you can be sure of success as a day trader.

There are six basic strategies day traders use to make a profit. These six strategies are:

• Trend following

• Playing news events

• Scalping

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• Range trading

• Covering spreads

• Technical trading

In trend following, a day trader who uses this strategy buys stocks that are rising or, short-sells it if it is falling. They always expect that the trend of the stock (rising or falling) will continue.

In range trading, a day trader who uses this strategy buys stocks at a low price and sells it at the high. They assume that once a stock hits a high, it will eventually fall back to low and continue in that direction for some time.

Playing the news strategy is the basic and most common strategy that most day traders do. They will buy a stock that has announced good news and will sell a stock if it announced bad news.

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Scalping is a strategy where day traders establishes and liquidates a position very quickly. This strategy usually takes place within minutes or even seconds.

Shorting stocks strategy is when day traders assume that the stock they purchased will rise. Another shorting stocks strategy is that they tend to borrow stocks from brokers and sells it hoping that the price will go down and buy it again.

Day trading is not an easy thing to do. You need to have the following qualities in order to be successful in this kind of business.

Firstly, you have to consider that day trading is mentally and psychologically challenging. You should always be focused on the trades. You should also know how to decide what to do quickly when you see a trend in a particular stock.

Secondly, you have to know how to manage your money. Many people who have failed in day trading didn’t manage their money well enough. They tend to spend a lot of money more than they can afford in order to make a huge profit.

Always remember that day trading is not easy on the first months. This is why you should expect losing when you are just starting to day trade. Also, you will need enough capital in order for you to be successful in day trading.