Share market basics
A style of intraday trading that aims for very small gains on many quick trades, holding positions for seconds to minutes.
Scalping is the fastest style of trading. A scalper enters and exits within seconds or minutes, aiming to capture a few ticks or a few rupees repeatedly through the day. It relies on very liquid instruments with tight spreads, such as Nifty and Bank Nifty options or futures, and on fast execution. Suppose a scalper buys a Nifty option at ₹100 and sells at ₹102 thirty times a day; the gross gain is real, but so are thirty rounds of brokerage, STT and slippage, which can consume most of it. Scalping demands full attention, quick decisions and strict loss control, because one large loss cancels dozens of small wins. It is the least suitable style for a beginner: costs are highest, emotions are most intense, and the edge, if any, is thinnest. Learn slower styles first.
VideoA share is a portion of a company. The share market is where those portions change hands. Here is how it works, what you can trade in it, and why most people who trade actively lose money.
VideoThe share market runs on two activities that look alike and are nothing alike. Investing is owning a business for years. Trading is profiting from price moves over hours or weeks. Mixing them up is behind most early losses.
VideoTrading comes in a few distinct forms, and the one you pick decides how much time, capital and stress it takes. This lesson explains intraday, swing, positional, futures and options trading with Indian examples.
