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TRADING VS GAMBLING

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TRADING VS GAMBLING  As students, we prepare for different competitive exams be it IIT, NEET, NDA, etc. What is our chance of clearing through the paper? I guess we never know, we just prepare thoroughly for it, trying our best to ace the exam right. So is it gambling because we never know what's gonna happen and still we do it to secure our future? We sleep at night making plans for the next day, what's our surety of waking up the next day? HOPE -   This four-letter word makes all the difference. When we gamble we hope to qualify for the exam even when we are not prepared enough to do so. And then during the results come all the supernatural powers and we pray for our success even when we have not done anything to achieve it.  The same goes with trading, When we trade with proper risk management, money management, and psychology then we don't call it gambling. But that does not mean traders don't gamble. Every trader has gambled at some point in his or her life. The...
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TRADING OR INVESTING ?

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 TRADING OR INVESTING  One of the most discussed and hot topics amongst youngsters these days is whether to trade or to invest? Well before understanding what we should do let's understand what are these two terms and their individual meanings. TRADING " THERE IS A TIME TO GO LONG, A TIME TO GO SHORT, AND A TIME TO GO FISHING "               - JESSE LIVERMORE Trading is a short-term game. We have to make sure that we make the best use of time to make profits. In trading, profits are made by buying an asset at a lower price and selling at a higher price. Here we can also go on short selling which is, selling at high prices and buying at low prices. Here the game is of chart readings and small time frame analysis. Traders use different types of technical analysis tools such as RSI, STOCHASTICS, PIVOTS, etc. As a trader, it's important to make good profits and cut losses. INVESTING   "THE STOCK MARKET IS A DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING MONEY...
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THE MONEY MARKET

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 THE MONEY MARKET "Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass." - Napoleon Hill THE EXCHANGES  Stock Markets like any other business consist of risks and rewards. So to start from basics there are 2 main exchanges in India. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Here in NSE and BSE,  the regular activities of buying and selling of the stocks take place under the rules and regulations of SEBI  ( Securities and Exchange Board of India ) There are 2 main subsidiaries to these 2 exchanges namely The National security clearing corporation ltd (NSCCL) and The Indian clearing corporation ltd (ICCL). These clearing corporations make sure that there are no defaults either from the buyer's or from the seller's side.   SEBI SEBI is one of the most important bodies made to regulate the Indian stock market and keep all the trades and transactions fair. SEBI also ensures that the brokers...
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INDIAN STOCK MARKET

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 INTRODUCTION Do you want to get rich overnight through the stock market? If yes, then this blog is not meant for you dear because the stock market is not an overnight success. It takes a lot more than that. You might have heard a lot of times from your father not to put your hands in the market as they see it as gambling but don't you think everything we do in life is gambling? Every decision we take always has a probability and the same goes with the market but people don't take it that way, either they think of it as an overnight money-making machine or as a place to gamble your hard-earned money.   And to change this misconception we don't need to give our hard-earned money but we do need to give our time and patience to the market in the process of learning different tools and methods that have been made and tested over an infinite number of times to make money from the market.  Before starting into the market there is always one question in the minds of the par...
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