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Learn the NEPSE share market
Short, direct answers with live data beside them — what's open, what's closing, what just changed.
IPOs & new issues
- How to apply for an IPO in Meroshare?Apply for a NEPSE IPO in Meroshare in 8 steps: My ASBA → Apply for Issue, units, CRN and PIN. What you need first, and the IPOs open right now.
- How to check an IPO result in Nepal?Check any NEPSE IPO result with your 16-digit BOID at iporesult.cdsc.com.np or in Meroshare's Application Report. Plus the latest IPO results.
- How is an IPO allotted in Nepal?How NEPSE IPO allotment works: the computerised lottery, why most winners get 10 units, quotas for locals and foreign-employment Nepalis, and results.
- What is an FPO in Nepal?An FPO (further public offering) is a listed company selling new shares to the public, often at a premium. How it differs from an IPO, how to apply, live FPOs.
Getting started
- How to open a demat account in Nepal?Open a demat account in Nepal with any DP — online KYC, citizenship and bank account. Typical fees, BOID, Meroshare, and what to do next.
- How to buy shares in Nepal?Buy NEPSE shares in 6 steps: demat, broker TMS account, collateral, buy order, payment by T+2. Broker commission, SEBON fee and a worked example.
- How to transfer shares from Meroshare to TMS (EDIS)?After selling in TMS, transfer the shares with EDIS in Meroshare: My Purchase Source, then My EDIS → Transfer Shares. Deadline, penalty and book-closure delays.
Dividends, bonus & rights
- What is book closure in the share market?Book closure is when a company freezes its shareholder register to decide who gets the dividend, bonus or right. When to buy to be eligible, and latest dates.
- What is a bonus share?Bonus shares are free shares from a company's reserves, as a % of what you hold. How 10% bonus works, the 5% tax, price adjustment and recent bonus listings.
- What is a right share?A right share is a new share offered only to existing shareholders, in a ratio, usually at Rs 100. Price adjustment, how to apply, and live right issues.
- What is a promoter share?Promoter shares belong to a company's founders, trade separately from ordinary shares and are locked in after the IPO. Lock-in rules and latest expiries.
Reading the market
- What is the NEPSE index?The NEPSE index tracks the market value of all shares listed on the Nepal Stock Exchange, base 100 on 12 Feb 1994. How it's calculated, sub-indices, live value.
- What is LTP in the share market?LTP means last traded price — the price of the most recent trade in a share. How it differs from the previous close, and today's biggest LTP moves on NEPSE.
- What is EPS and PE ratio?EPS is profit per share; PE ratio is price divided by EPS. How annualised EPS works for NEPSE quarterly reports, what a good PE is, and where to compare.
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