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This chapter discusses leverage, the central theme of futures trading in detail. The contract between futures and spot market is discussed. The chapter also touches upon leverage calculation. ..

The article explains how a trader can employ futures contract to financially profit from his directional view on a stock or an index. Practical examples are used to illustrate how the trade would evol ..

The article starts by discussing the drawbacks of Forwards contracts and progress to discuss how a futures contract overcomes these drawbacks. Examples are quoted to make the concept clear. ..

An introductory article on Futures. Describes what a forward contract means along with a practical illustration of the concept. The article discusses the procedure for settling the forward contract. T ..

An understanding of the drawbacks of the DCF Analysis and also a look at the concept of Margin of Safety. Some insights into managing and rebalancing of your stock portfolio ..

Understand and interpret the concept of free cash flow. A study of the calculation of the per share price using free cash flow and the total net present value of a stock. ..

This chapter deals with the understanding of the concept of the Time value of money and how the DCF model can be used to estimate the price of a stock. The DCF analysis helps us to arrive at the prese ..

The chapter discusses how a Limited Resource Equity Research can be performed by a layman. A basic but powerful checklist is introduced which helps in filtering investment grade companies form a large ..

The chapter deals with understanding the basic steps required when it comes to conducting an investment due diligence. The chapter discusses ‘Moats’ which is a very crucial aspect when it comes to ..

In this concluding chapter, we look at the valuation ratios such as Price to sales, Price to Book, Price to earnings and their attractiveness from an investment perspective. ..