Tuesday, 18 November 2014

CHAPTER 4B : Trading Fundamentals - Trading Modes

Types of Trading

The trading style can be broadly classified into 2 categories:

On the basis of Holding period - Investors/ Traders according to their trading capacity of their analysis either trade and square off their positions Intraday or take a Delivery of the stock.

Intraday Trade - When a trader squares off (closes the transaction) his position during the same trading session, it is known as Intraday trading. Here the trader would get an intraday trading limit/ leverage / exposure on his deposited amount.

Delivery Trade - A trade where the investor does not square off his trading position intraday and carries over his trade for the next trading session, is known as Delivery trading. Normally the client needs to pay full amount of the transaction value and no leveraging benefit is available here. The brokerage too is more than that of Intraday.

On the basis of Trend - Traders can buy or sell the shares and then square off their positions gradually on the basis of trend they perceive on a stock.

Buy/ Long - A trader with a bullish (upward movement) view on the stock buys the share first and then sells. Ex: A trader is bullish on Reliance Industries trading @ 1000, he buys 200 shares at 10:30 am @ 1000 and then sells 200 shares @ 02:00 pm at 1010 (remember it is not always that a client can sell his shares on a profit).

Short Sell - This is a very unique concept, where a trader sells a share first (without having that share in his demat account) and then buys it back. The trader has a bearish view on the stock here. Ex: A trader is bearish on DLF limited, which is currently trading at 250; he sold 800 shares @ 250 at 10:30 am and bought back 800 shares @225 at around 03:00 pm, making a profit of Rs 5000. Here the trader has to take huge care that he squares off his trading position before the close of the market.



Modes of Trading

Online Trading - Brokers have now developed their in-house Online trading software, which allows the traders to trade from their home, office, travelling etc via a normal computer and internet connection.
Mobile Trading - Now traders who have a mobility access and WAP facility can trade online via their hand held devices like mobile, tablets etc. Every Trading system is connected to Exchange servers via broker's internal server and Risk Management System. Exchanges have clearly prescribed for a dual password mechanism which has a login and a trading password which expires every 14 days.
Offline Trading - Traders who don’t wish to trade online or cannot operate computers, visit their broker’s dealing room or calls their broker for trading, where a Dealer punches orders for them.

Difference b/w Online and Offline Trading accounts Points of Difference
Online
Offline
Trade execution
Self
Dealer
Trade mode
Desktop/ laptop/Mobile
Phone/ physical visit
Options available
Trading, reports, fund transfer etc
Only trading
Time saving
Huge
Later order punching
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