Can i buy nifty index?

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can i buy nifty like a stock? not through options or futures but by pressing BUY 100 shares of nifty.

thanks for answering

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Indexes cannot be bought like Equity stocks.

You have Nifty Futures,the price will be similar to nifty index and futures price will have same trend as nifty,

So you can buy Nifty futures.

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No, you cannot buy an Index (Spot) directly, but you can buy Index Future. Also, you can buy Volatility Index (VIX) of Nifty.

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No, you cannot buy any index.

But you can buy ETF (Exchange Traded Funds) having nifty as an underlying asset.For ex - NIFTYBEES.

The returns are very close to nifty index as it is tracked by very very effective process of creation/redemption by Authorized Participants or big financial institution.

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Some free Nifty F&O strategies
http://tradingqna.com/47172/any-free-nifty-index-options-intraday-strategies

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I agree with you.

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by buying Volatility Index (VIX) of Nifty do you mean i can keep VIX like a stock for long term(6-12months) then sell when it rises
thanks for answering :smiley:

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Inida VIX is again an index and cannot be traded directly!
You should buy Futures of India VIX. Its available as a weekly contract. You cannot keep it for six months.
For details about IndiaVIX, read the blog on zconnect (link below)
http://zerodha.com/z-connect/queries/stock-and-fo-queries/trading-india-vix-simplified

ETFs like NIFTYBEES can be bought like a regular stock. You can keep it with you for any such time as you wish. The growth of the NIFTYBEES will follow similar trend like NIFTY. Returns would be similar to the percentage change in NIFTY. Another advantage, you are exempted from Securities Transaction Tax STT when you buy NIFTYBEES.

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thanks for the niftybees idea :smiley: