Lets jump into what algorithm based investment products are and what possible advantages could be provided by such investments over manual based analysis: An algorithm is a well-defined procedure that allows a computer to solve a problem. So when algorithms are applied to investments, it provides them with a much needed definitive structure and discipline.…
DetailsIn our article “How safe are your investments with MFs in India?”, we explored how returns from majority of MFs don’t beat Index and also realized that when pitched against TRI format, success percentage of MFs further drops. For this article, we also studied how the heads rolled after being top performer based on one…
DetailsAccording to a study in US in 2014, 86% of Mutual Funds could not beat the market and that too before they charged their commissions. In the period 2004-2014, 82% of the fund managers in US failed to beat the market and those that managed to beat did so out of sheer luck. The study…
DetailsThe COVID-19 crisis has led to a huge spike in new investors, in some cases, for the first time in their lives. Major brokerage houses in the country have seen a surge in new account openings. India alone has seen 1.8 million new accounts opened since March. New investors who do not have much background…
DetailsTo make money in equity markets, selling price must be more than buying price for any investor / trader / speculator. Even if Buy and Sell rates are same, profit for investors in equity segment and derivative segments will be vastly different. Within derivatives, there is a difference between futures and options. Please look at…
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