Pramod Thomas » share market http://www.pramodthomas.com My Personal blog ... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Tricks when market crash http://www.pramodthomas.com/2010/05/tricks-when-market-crash/ http://www.pramodthomas.com/2010/05/tricks-when-market-crash/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 10:09:57 +0000 Pramod Thomas http://www.pramodthomas.com/?p=741
When market crashes what happens to the common man. If you think that share market is not for common man this question is not for you. Now in India more and more common people are attracted towards stock market, particularly young men. Can they afford a big crash in stock market, the answer is a big no. Ordinary people think that market crash is a foul play by some fat pockets. They also think that FIIs caused the sudden crash. What ever be the reason, the fact is that common man looses his money. He can’t compensate it in the near future. When you loose your hard earned money it is indeed a difficult situation to put up with.
So now you are facing this situation. During the end of 2008 it was global recession. The son of American sub prime crisis. The residue of the same rests below the ashes now. Markets started showing improvement. Then came the Greece crisis. In simple terms one can term Greece crisis as ‘debt overflowed’. First aid had been given. Then European union and IMF came forward to give proper treatment. All is over and the patient is in ward now.
Not only Greece but countries like Portugal, Spain, Italy, Ireland also facing same situation. Treatment only given to Greece. What will be others in their pocket is still awaiting. Some said Greece crisis was the beginning of another crisis. Some argued it wasn’t. What will be the future of stock markets across globe is the million dollar question now. What will be the fate of common investor?
Greece crisis and similar developments have eaten a major part of investor money. Stock market is a place where our policy should be hope. (now we have got proof for this too because market bounced back over coming recession!). So hope is the best medicine during turbulent times. Is there any other tricks. I am not optimistic but I want to furnish some tricks. This can be called ‘tricks when market crash’. Rule first don’t be panic which will again lead to lose. Wait and watch (but before investing you should remember that in share market there is always risk).
Don’t put all your money in one basket. It’s the golden rule of investment because when you do this the risk is even bigger. Don’t apply others rule when you take investment decisions, create your own rules. Market crash almost all the time but there are other investment avenues also which gain when market tumble. For example gold, during this market crash. Keep an eye on that and act properly.
If you have strong belief on your stocks don’t sell it because when market goes up you can reap the fruits!. Staying away for a short duration is not a bad decision at all.

]]> http://www.pramodthomas.com/2010/05/tricks-when-market-crash/feed/ 10 What I have learned from Indian share market http://www.pramodthomas.com/2010/05/what-i-have-learned-from-indian-share-market/ http://www.pramodthomas.com/2010/05/what-i-have-learned-from-indian-share-market/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 10:49:27 +0000 Pramod Thomas http://www.pramodthomas.com/?p=681
Share market is the market for shares. I have been hearing this from my school days. I didn’t take finance in my studies. I always hate calculations. Nothing in life will happen according to our calculations! When I got  job in a financial services company studying stocks became essential. After that only I started observing stock market. Now I am an investor too (not a big bull).
When I thought about writing this article I had one doubt in my mind. Why should I write this. Now I have one answer-someone somewhere will be benefited from my experiences. I have a request to all the pioneers that is I can’t agree with your concept of long term investment (reasons I will furnish later).
In Indian scenario only the capital gain over one year is tax free. One can very well understand that one time buying will not produce volume in the market. So the ball is definitely in the court of speculators! In another word I can say only speculators in Indian market make money. The share market investing population in India is less than 2 percent.

I have a vision for Indian stock market
My vision is that within a short span of time the percentage should be doubled. It should become a minimum of 4 percent. Only by educating people it will be possible. IFL- Institute of Financial Literacy will make this a reality. Right now no IFL started (I said this is my vision). There will be a centralized body for IFL in the national level. Branched should be there in each state. Anyone who has knowledge about share market can be a teacher for IFL. Government should fund IFL as well as stock exchanges. Education should start from high school level. Curriculum should be modified to add stock market concepts.
According to latest reports Indian economy is booming. Share market is the place where the impact of economic growth is more visible. When more and more people are participating in the market they will also get a chance to get benefited from India’s growth story.

Lessons I have learned
You can be an investor If you can invest a lump sum amount of money and is capable of forget it for many years. The problem is that you should select a potential company before investing. We have examples of Infosys and all that here, but should be more cautious while selecting the stock. I suggest the above said method for the minority.
But for the majority trading should be on a regular basis. Day trading will give you more knowledge about market. At first, set aside some amount to invest in the share market. Do thorough research and then select some stocks. For day traders it is advisable to buy the needed quantity. Set a target of 20-30 percent, when the target is achieved sell the stocks and book profit. Again start investing but this time in other stocks. With the profit try to accumulate stocks in the list. In this pattern you will get profit and can also build up a good portfolio.

When an opportunity arises act on that don’t wait for better or best. If you want money on an urgent basis don’t rely on stocks. Otherwise you have to calculate it early and should sell off all your stuff. There are charges (including brokerage) when you count your profit always consider this. You are also required to give AMC.
Don’t be panic. Ups and lows are the rules of the market. You have to show more courage when deals with turbulent times. Daily observation is not a bad idea. Carry out your own research before investing. After all money is yours. www.marketbhavishya.com is a good website for speculators, don’t always believe them but you can check it occasionally. When you commit an error admit it and correct it. Wait for opportunities and act on it.

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