According 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…
DetailsMarkets Landscape: Since the end of the previous quarter when the Indian stock market landscape had fallen to its lows, the Global financial markets have since vaulted to a near three-month high on hopes of further easing in social restrictions around the world. The recovery in business activity too can be seen as governments slowly…
DetailsBackground: The role of regulators in any part of the world should be to pave way so that fair play is assured for all market participants. It is completely undesirable for the regulator to create situations where their selected stocks are chased or their prices move in one direction irrespective of factors that influence such…
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