I am coming across the terms-Beta, CAPM for the first time.. Can you suggest some other such financial terms ( related to stock market) which you feel are important?
Thanks in advance
It would differ for somebody with a background in Fin or Eco but for the other candidates
"Basic Finance Terms
Balance Sheet, P&L; Account and cash flow
Types of shares like common, preference
Types of markets - Primary, Secondary, Money, Capital, Commodities, Stock, Debt
IPO, FPO, SPO, M&A;, LBO, FDI, FII, Forwards, Options, CDS, CDO
Various definitions like Repo, Reverse Repo, SLR, MSFR, CRR, Call Money Market Rate, Bank Rate, BPLR, bond price, bond yield
Mutual Funds, Private Equity, Venture Capital
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