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Selecting the right stock is central to achieving success in equity trading. It requires continuous research, constant market monitoring and technical skill sets to select a stock to bank on.

Margin trading is when you borrow money from your stock broker to trade. Margin is the collateral that you have to deposit with the broker to cover the credit risk associated with the transaction.  Read on to find out more on the subject.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) or foreign portfolio investors invest in Indian shares or bonds outside India. Domestic institutional investors are mutual funds, insurance companies based in India.  

Bull markets are periods in financial markets when prices undergo a steady rise with a corresponding rise in expenditure by consumers. These periods are marked by optimism among investors and generally buy and hold strategies that can take advantage of the rise in the price of stocks.

Volatility is the range of dispersion of the average returns of a security or stock. Volatility can affect stocks by increasing market risk and creating a bear market where the value of portfolios may plummet significantly. That may lead to losses for unwary investors. The standard deviation generally measures volatility as a factor.

It is hard to understand intraday trading without comparing it with delivery trading. Learn the difference between intraday and delivery trading with ICICI DIrect.