Month: November 2007
Below are all the posts archived for the month.
How are profits on shares taxed?
in Tax
For the income generated in the year 2007-08 In India there are two ways in which the profits on listed shares in registered stock exchanges are taxed based on whether the shares are long term or short term. Short term shares are those which are bought and sold within a period of less than an
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Probability vs Expectation
in Opinion
I came across this concept of Probability vs Expectation when I was reading Nicholas Taleb’s Fooled by Randomness and he has explained it very lucidly (I do not recommend this book to anyone). Although all traders and investors know this concept intuitively, I have never seen anyone act upon it. Although I must admit that
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Surya Food & Agro Limited IPO
in IPO/NFO
Business of Surya Food & Agro Limited Surya Foods is in the business of manufacturing biscuits for the last 15 years and is one of the leading manufacturers of biscuits in the country. Priyagold which is the brand under which the biscuits of the company are sold is quite well known and the trademark “Hak
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When is the right time to sell?
in Opinion
There is an adage in Dalal Street which goes – “regret after selling and not after buyingâ€.  Many a times you would see investors who have sold stocks at profit however as soon as they sold their shares, the share went up another 10% in a matter of days.  Hence the investor rather than
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Jhaveri Flexo India Ltd.
in IPO/NFO
Business of Jhaveri Flexo India Ltd Jhaveri Flexo is coming out with an IPO and is in the business of packaging. Jhaveri Flexo has two manufacturing plants in Aurangabad and Silvassa and produces Laminated Packaging material, PVC Cling Film, Surface Protection tapes, Lamination Film and LLDPE Stretch Film. This material is used for packaging and
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