Derivatives : Introduction
Let us understand the essentials of derivatives and types of derivatives first. Derivatives are broadly divided into two types, options and futures.
Option is a type of derivative through which the buyer of the derivative contract gets the right either to buy or sell the specified quantity of underlying asset, upon which derivative is based,for an agreed price. The time of buying or selling can be on or before the specific future date. One thing to be noted here is that the buyer in question is not under an obligation to do so.
Futures are the derivative contracts which are very different from options. These contracts require one to buy or sell a specified quantity of asset on a particular date, which is also called expiration date, at the current market price. The valid periods for which futures contracts can be done are one , two or three months.
Now that you know about options and futures derivative contracts, you must understand the reason why would anyone trade in derivatives, risky as they are, when there are so many options available. The first reason is that trading in derivatives allows you to take advantage of market swings. If you have an intuition or advice about how market will move you can speculate and make some fast money. The second reason is that enables you to trade even if you have small budget because you do not have to pay the whole price of the underlying asset. You have to pay a small fraction of the whole value.
This is just the tip of the iceberg . There are hell lot of details that should be known so that one can really make some money trading in derivatives. The concept of derivatives is a complex one and in later posts some of those concepts will be clarified.
MoneyControl , NSE India The Tools To Help You Make Money Online Trading
To make money online trading in stocks is very tricky even for the most experienced investors and high profile player. The history stock markets is filled with the instances of many high time investors ruining their whole money in the pursuit to double or triple it. When a small investor enters the market with the desire to cash in on the money making opportunities through online trading, he is faced with information overload from media advertisements , news channels where everybody seems to be blowing his own trumpet. Every financial news channel seems to offer you best and insider information to help you make money online trading. In such a scenario , what do you do? Here I present some tools that are at your disposal when you are looking for information on how to go for online trading in stocks and shares.
MoneyControl Web Site
MoneyControl is the largest information hub for financial news and stock reviews. Here you can find the real time updates about the equities and shares . You can find how stock market is moving and the comments an analysis will help you to assess what may be around the corner and which direction the market may move. Their site is www.moneycontrol.com. It is an site od CNBC TV18 and has access to the later's experts and analysis warehouse. To start on the path of making money online trading make it a habit to visit this site regularly to keep yourself updated.
NSE India
NSEIndia (www.nseindia.com) is the official site of National Stock Exchange , the governing body in India of Stock Exchanges. Here you can find authoritative information like securities market information, including real time graphs, analysis like moneycontrol. You will find real time tickers that keeps you updated about the minute moving in the market.
These are the prominent two tools that will help you make informed decisions when you embark on the journey to make money trading in shares and stocks and even commodities. This is just the tip of the iceberg and there additional resources that can help you avoid the pitfalls of online trading which will for the subject of my later posts.
Commodity Trading Introduction
The expanse of world wide web has changed the commodity trade both in shape and scope. what has changed radically is the method and mechanism of trading in commodities. But the fundamental concepts remain same no matter how much the technology invades on the prevailing way of doing commodity trade.
Commodity can be used to denote any type of tangible thing which can be traded for money. But from the perspective of trading online, commodity has a specific meaning which is governed by national laws and policies.The Foreign Currency Regulation Act (FCRA) defines commodity as 'every kind of movable property other than actionable claims, money and securities.'
Commodity trading precisely refers to trading in commodity spot and derivatives (futures). If someone is expecting a surge and wants to take a buy position or want to take sell position because he is expecting a southward turn in the prices of commodities like gold, silver, metals, or crude, then one can do so by trading in commodity derivatives.
If you want to make money online trading in commodity then there are many ways to do it. Commodity derivatives are traded on the National Commodity and Derivative Exchange (NCDEX) and the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX). These exchanges deal in many types of commodities like metal comprising of Gold, silver, agri-commodities including grains, pulses, spices, oils and oilseeds and other commodities like mentha oil, crude.
The essence of trading commodities futures is akin to trading in stocks and shares. Like those markets commodity is also prone to price swings and to earn anything in these markets the principles are also same. Patience and knowledge go a long way in this trade to enable you to make money online.
Currency Trading : Introduction
As is true with all kinds of online trading, currency trading also has its set of people who trade currency for profit. There can be short term traders who try to close their deals on the similar day and there are many who prefer to earn long term gains. In my experience , traders who take long term perspective surely get successful. While there is certain risk involved in short term gains as moves of market can not be predicted precisely and depends on many external and internal factors.
Forex currency trading is done in amounts of currency called lots. these lots can be purchased on margin. The way you should approach Forex currency trading depends on many complex factors which may or may not be economic in nature. Like, history of the currency price or particular country's political climate, inflation rate. There are many different systems of Forex currency trading.
In the past, smaller investors were not permitted to indulge in foreign currency trading for the reason that a large amount of deposit was required. But in recent years, the opening up of economy and wide penetration of media this way to earn money online is available to small investors too.
If you really want to plunge into the currency trading, there are many ways to learn it. The best way in my opinion is to browse through forums. These forums provide sincere and updated information on how to make money trading in forex. You have to google a lot to search a suitable forum or a good website as there are lots of bogus websites out there to fool you into giving up your money.
Online Trading Introduction
Money Making Risks
But this attraction is a dangerous one. Many have lost their money in share markets. Stock markets are prone to fluctuations and for a small investor with small corpus this may spell disaster. So there is a lot that goes into getting profits through trading in share markets.
Trading Online : How To Start
Before embarking on this high risk and high returns market one should take care of many factors which may influence his decision and thus his earnings online trading. First and foremost thing to keep in mind is that you should have a long term perspective. Short term gains are there but being a small investor one should keep a major portion of his portfolio for long term investment for say three years. It is your money and you can not risk all of this on a single day trading. More often than not people burn their fingers trying to make money online on a daily basis trading the stocks in a volatile market.
Trading Online To Make Money
One major drawback of today's deep penetration of media is that people watch a lot of news and analysis and somehow start to believe in each and every rumour and think of themselves as expert. Most of the small investors aspiring to make some quick money through online trading in stocks and securities become smug in the start and some even take it as a full time job to quit only after a few days bearing losses in markets. People see the tickers rolling on news channels whole day long and are overloaded by information and lose common sense to invest in market.
The best tool to approach stock markets to make anything through trading in shares and stocks is the right awareness and knowledge. There is no substitute to knowing how to make your way through the confusing maze of share markets. You have to be your own teacher. And most important one should not expect the quick return on the investments. Careful study of the fundamentals of nomenclature of stock market terms and getting acquainted with the fundas of stock market will give you a solid start. A study of the prevailing economic scene and events certainly goes a long way in a sustaining a good income online.
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