Share Market Basics.

Bonds and Stocks are generally called securities.

Risk Management is a important term in stock market investing that has to be taken care of. It refers to the actions which are taken to prevent and protect against huge monetary losses in investments in the share market.

Real Estates refer to land and other stuctures on it along with its rights and privileges like mineral rights or cultivation rights.

The initial investment in a company excluding all interests or dividends, if any.

A collection of all the stocks, bonds and cash held by an individual, a group or an institution.

An open ended fund is a mutual fund which can be bought and sold at anytime after its been on the market without any limitations.

Maturity is the date on which a bond, an investment contract or a loan matures and is due to renewal or repayment.

Market value of a market stock is the price at which it is currently traded in the market. If Bharti Airtel trades at say, Rs. 800/-, its market value is said to be Rs. 800/-.

A trading order which is to be sold at the bestt possible price when it is executed at the exchange.

The type of assets that can be converted into cash in case of need quickly without much loss of value.