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Commodities

Agri Commodities: Sugar, Cotton, Spices Trading

Agri commodities are farm-produced goods such as sugar, cotton and spices that are bought and sold on regulated exchanges like NCDEX and MCX using standardised futures and options contracts.

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IPO Education

Anchor Investors in IPOs: Role & Lock-In

An anchor investor is a qualified institutional buyer who subscribes to shares in an IPO one day before it opens, providing early price discovery and market confidence.

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IPO Education

ASBA: Applications Supported by Blocked Amount

ASBA (Applications Supported by Blocked Amount) is a mechanism mandated by SEBI that blocks IPO application funds in an investor's bank account rather than debiting them upfront, releasing the money only upon allotment.

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Personal Finance

Asset Allocation: How to Split Equity, Debt & Gold

Asset allocation is the strategy of dividing your investment portfolio across different asset classes - such as equity, debt and gold - to balance risk and return.

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Mutual Funds Education

AUM: What it Means for Investors

Assets Under Management (AUM) is the total market value of all investments that a fund house or portfolio manager oversees on behalf of its investors at any given point in time.

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