PSX Weekly Review: KSE-100 Snaps Winning Streak as Selling Pressure and Macro Pressures Cap Recovery
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a volatile week from October 12 to October 16,…
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A Securities Clearing Company (often referred to as a Clearing Corporation or Central Counterparty) is a specialized financial institution responsible for determining the net obligations between buyers and sellers in financial markets and guaranteeing the settlement of transactions.
Lending Money Instead of Owning a Business: What Bonds Are?
A bond is a fixed-income instrument representing a loan made by an investor to a…
Your Basket of Everything: Understanding a Portfolio
A portfolio refers to the entire mix of investments held by an investor, whether that…
What’s Actually Yours: Understanding Financial Assets
A financial asset is any item of value that represents a claim on money, ownership,…
Let a Chef Cook for You: Understanding Mutual Funds
A mutual fund is a pool of money collected from many investors, invested collectively in…
Two Kinds of Extra Shares: Bonus Shares vs. Right Shares
Bonus shares and right shares are two different ways a company can issue new shares…
Don’t Bet the Whole Harvest on One Field: Understanding Risk and Diversification
Risk refers to the uncertainty around whether an investment will grow, shrink, or do something…
When the Bull Charges and the Bear Sleeps: Understanding Market Moods
Bull and bear markets describe the two broad moods of the stock market over an…
Pakistan’s Scoreboard: What the KSE-100 Index Is
The KSE-100 is the most widely followed stock market index in Pakistan. It tracks the…
The Report Card for the Whole Market: What a Stock Exchange Index is?
A stock exchange index combines the share prices of a chosen group of companies into…