The spectrum of traditional equity trading in stocks and bonds, derivatives trading has gained massive popularity across the world, and more recently in India. An equity derivative is a class of derivatives whose value is at least partly derived from one or more underlying equity securities. Futures & Options are by far the most common equity derivatives.

Commodities are traded as future contracts. One of the major advantages of Commodity Trading is that you can earn money without actually physically storing commodities. It is one of the investment segments where an individual with limited capital can make extraordinary profits in a relatively short period.

A structured product is a pre-packaged investment strategy based on derivatives, such as a single security, a basket of securities, options, indices, commodities, debt issuance or foreign currencies. It is used to improve the return on a fixed income or an equity instrument while reducing the risk on the product using a derivative instrument as insurance on the downside.

The depository is like a bank where instead of money, shares are kept on behalf of the owner. In a Demat account, the investor holds shares and securities electronically instead of its physical possession. A Demat Account is opened by the investor while registering with a SEBI registered broker to enable electronic settlements of trades.