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Information Ratio
Definition of Information Ratio
Information Ratio (IR) compares the returns generated by an asset adjusted for risk compared to a benchmark. IR helps you identify the level of consistency with which a fund or fund manager performs over time. This can help you compare fund managers who follow a similar investment strategy.
Related Terms
Scalping
Scalping is a short-term trading strategy. Here, traders can make strong profits as they engage in transactions as the stock prices frequently move. Usually, these positions are held for seconds or minutes. The liquidity of the stock and tight spreads determine the success of the strategy. In scalping, each trade generates a small profit. However, with consistency and discipline, traders can benefit from scalping over time.
Cash Flow Statement
A cash flow statement is used to present the amount of money that has been earned and spent by a business over a specific period of time. There are three sections or parts to a cash flow statement:
- Operating Activities: cash flows from the core activities of a business that generate income as well as cash equivalents (current assets & liabilities)
- Investing Activities: cash flows from investments or sales of long term assets
- Financing Activities: an action or activity that brings a change in a business’ equity capital and/or borrowings
Futures and Options
Futures and options are derivative contracts that derive their value from one or more underlying financial securities like stocks, bonds, interest rates, currencies, and commodities.
Every futures and options contract contains an expiration date and a price for the underlying that’s pre-agreed. Futures are a right and an obligation whereas options are a right but not an obligation to exercise the terms of the contract.
Every futures and options contract contains an expiration date and a price for the underlying that’s pre-agreed. Futures are a right and an obligation whereas options are a right but not an obligation to exercise the terms of the contract.
Market Lot
Market Lot is the minimum number of shares or contracts that must be bought or sold in a single trade. It is set by the exchange to standardize trading. For example, if the market lot for a stock is 100 shares, trades must be placed in multiples of 100.
Capital Gains
A capital gain is a profit an investor or trader earns by selling shares, commodities, futures, options, currencies, and other assets. More literally, a profit is a gain on the capital that’s invested - hence the term capital gains.
Say someone buys a share for Rs. 1000 and sells it for Rs. 1100. The capital gains will be Rs. 100 in this case. The taxation of capital gains varies based on the asset type and the duration after which it was sold.
Say someone buys a share for Rs. 1000 and sells it for Rs. 1100. The capital gains will be Rs. 100 in this case. The taxation of capital gains varies based on the asset type and the duration after which it was sold.
Dividend Yield
A dividend yield is a ratio of dividends paid per share by the latest share price, expressed as a percentage. It is used to understand how much dividends a company pays per share outstanding. The formula to calculate dividend yields is:
Dividend Yield: Dividend Per Share / Current Shar Price
A high dividend yield indicates a company’s willingness to redistribute more profits to shareholders, while a low dividend yield signals the opposite.
Dividend Yield: Dividend Per Share / Current Shar Price
A high dividend yield indicates a company’s willingness to redistribute more profits to shareholders, while a low dividend yield signals the opposite.
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