Small cap ,Large cap & Medium cap-Cap is short for capitalization Big/large caps 10-200 billion dollars.

Mid caps 2 billion to 10 billion dollars.

Mega-cap: Over $200 billion Large-cap: Over $10 billion Mid-cap: $2 billion$10 billion Small-cap: $250 million$2 billion Micro-cap: Below $250 million Nano-cap: Below $50 million

Entry Load -Exit Load Demutualise stock exchange -NSE-demutualization is the process through which any member-owned organization becomes a shareholder-owned company. this company could either be listed on a stock exchange or closely held by its shareholders. originally, the term applied specifically to insurance companies converting into shareholder-owned entities from being mutually owned by policy holders. Investment option for tax saving purpose ELSS -equity linked saving schemes. ULIP--Unit Linked Insurance Policies or ULIPs as they are commonly called, are more innovative forms of life insurance that also offer returns on your investments. Every ULIP provides cover against death. In addition, these unit linked insurance plans also serve as great means of long-term savings, structured to give you maximum benefit. In simple words, investment in ulips is great combination of protection and investment. Fixed Deposited - Locked minimum for 5 years Public provident fund - Locked fund for 15 years Insurance - Exa.LIC jivan vima Volatility Measures : Standard deviation-which indicates the tendency of the returns to rise or fall drastically in a short period of time Beta - sensitivity to the market fluctuation. R-squared-Measuring the correlation of a fund's movements to that of an index, R-squared describes the level of association between the fund's volatility and market risk, or more specifically, the degree to which a fund's volatility is a result of the dayto-day fluctuations experienced by the overall market. R-squared values range between 0 and 100, where 0 represents the least correlation and 100 represents full correlation. If a fund's beta has an R-squared value that is close to 100, the beta of the fund should be trusted. On the other hand, an R-squared value that is close to 0 indicates that the beta is not particularly useful because the fund is being compared against an inappropriate benchmark. Sharpe ratio -The Sharpe ratio is used to characterize how well the return of an asset compensates the investor for the risk taken, the higher the Sharpe ratio number the better. When comparing two assets each with the expected return against the same benchmark with return , the asset with the higher Sharpe ratio gives more return for the same risk.

NIFTY- 9-10 type nifty - ex. nifty 50 , nifty 200 , nifty S&p cnx nifty