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Thoughts and ideologies behind the Successful people

        World of Finance by M.Vijaya Sai Thoughts and ideologies  behind the Successful people ·          Carlos Slim - Net Worth (USD) Age Born Citizenship Residence Sources of wealth $74.4 billion 71 Mexico Mexico Mexico Telmex , América Móvil ,   Grupo Carso Mr. Slim says he likes competition in business, but blocks it at every turn. He loves talking about technology, but doesn't use a computer and prefers pen and paper. He hosts everyone from Bill Clinton to author Gabriel García Márquez at his Mexico City mansion, but is provincial in many ways, doesn't travel widely, and proudly says he owns no homes outside of Mexico. The 71-year-old tycoon controls more than 200 companies -- he says he's "lost count" -- in telecommunications, cigarettes, construction, mining, bicycles, soft-drinks, airlines, hotels, railways, banking and printing. In all, his companies account for more than a third of the total val

Money Market Instruments

Money Market Instruments provide the tools by which one can operate in the money market. Common types Of Money Market Instruments are: Treasury Bills:   The Treasury bills are short-term money market instrument that mature in a year or less than that. The purchase price is less than the face value. At maturity the government pays the Treasury Bill holder the full face value. TheTreasury Bills are marketable, affordable and risk free. The security attached to the treasury bills comes at the cost of very low returns. Certificate of Deposit: The certificates of deposit are basically time deposits that are issued by the commercial banks with maturity periods ranging from 3 months to five years. The return on the certificate of deposit is higher than the Treasury Bills because it assumes a higher level of risk. Advantages of Certificate of Deposit as a money market instrument are 1. Since one can know the returns from before, the certificates of deposits are considered much s

Growth of Indian Money Market

While the need for long term financing is met by the capital or financial markets , money market is a mechanism which deals with lending and borrowing of short term funds. Post reforms age in India has witnessed marvelous increase of the Indian money markets . Banks and other financial institutions have been able to meet the high opportunity of short term financial support of important sectors like the industry, services and agriculture. It performs under the regulation and control of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Indian money markets have also exhibit the required maturity and flexibility over the past two decades. Decision of the government to permit the private sector banks to operate has provided much needed healthy competition in the money markets resulting in fair amount of improvement in their performance. Money markets denote inter-bank market where the banks borrow and lend between themselves to meet the short term credit and deposit needs of the economy. Short

The basics of Stock market

The ABC of Stock Market The Do’s and Don’ts Basics of Stock/Commodity market Stock Market is a place where the trading takes place. A place where lots of money is invested to buy stocks and lots of money is earned while selling stocks. Some people goes with profit and some people carries losses. But still for a trader it’s a everyday game. And in games there are certain rules and regulations to be followed then only you can’t make strategies and plans and play the game according to it and win it. For a new trader the first thing to know about is where to invest, how to invest, how much to invest and win the game of investment. Now the question is how to invest? When an investor starts investing in the stocks or the commodity market he has some prominent exchanges to invest in. Few important ones are as follows: 1. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange ): BSE is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and has the greatest number of listed companies in the world, with 4700 listed as of August 20

Why stock prices fluctuate?

        World of Finance by M.Vijaya Sai Stock market investment is a game Successful investing requires more than just a little bit of knowhow and a dash of luck. It requires a cool head, an analytical mind, and the ability to make quick money decisions. This is especially true when investing in the Stock Market. Investing naturally comes with a level of risk. The market’s activity fluctuates on a daily basis during the opening and closing bells. Factors Affecting Stock Prices There are two basic factors that affect the movements of stock prices. Fundamental Factors Fundamental Factors Fundamental Factors Following are the major Fundamental Factors which are affecting the price of stocks Demand and supply Market Cap Earnings per share (EPS) Price/Earning Ratio (P/E Ratio Demand and Supply Demand and Supply is the fundamental factors of economics, which holds good for the equity market as well. The price of stock is d