Visit to Stock Broking Comapny : Dept. of PG Studies in Commerce

February 7, 2023

“Capital” is the backbone of every business. A business house raises funds through various means. It could be Shares, Debentures, long term loans, etc., when a company issues shares to the public i.e., when it goes for an IPO (Initial Public Offering) the Stock Market comes into picture. Stock market is the market where shares are bought and sold.

As students, we were curious about how the shares are bough and sold, how to invest in shares, how much to invest in shares, etc., Which is why the department of PG Studies in Commerce organized a visit to SHAREKHAN- A stock broking company on 7th Febraury, 2023.

The visit was guided by Ms. Anupa Baliga (HOD of PG Studies in Commerce) and Ms. Sangeetha Nayak (Assistant Professor in Commerce)

SHAREKHAN is specialist in options, investment management, global investments, asset management, stock trading and many more. They provide online classes to the candidates who wish to pursue a career in stock market and also provide financial advices through online appointments.

Mr. Pradeep Rao (Franchise Partner) briefly introduced us to the concept of stock market, shares, its types, importance of demat account and Current Market price and their performance.

We also had our doubts clarified which included How to open a Demat account? How SIP works? What is the actual use of charts in stock market? What are the tips that will help us to invest in right shares? And the like by Mr. Suraj.

The key topics included by Mr. Suraj were

  • Complete trading procedure through Sharekhan.
  • Intradate trading
  • Short (1 week to 1month), Mid (3 to 6 months) and long term (more than one year) investors
  • Equity investment and its merits
  • Choosing portfolio
  • Why Investment in share is better that in Fixed Deposit and many other traditional investment avenues
  • Benefit of shifting from stock market to Mutual Fund.
  • SIP and Lumpsum Investment.
  • Blue chip stocks (Investment in successful IT, Banking, Miscellaneous sectors)
  • Start investing early and patience is the key to success.

The stock broking company provided refreshment to all of us and we winded up our visit by expressing our gratitude to them for giving us an opportunity and returned back to college.