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What are the advantages of Algorithmic trading over Normal trading?
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.…
Master your MF portfolio with 100% peace of mind
In 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…
How Safe are your Investments with Mutual Funds in India
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…
How Millennial Traders Made Money ? What to do Next ?
The 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…
How To Make Profits With Derivatives – Vivekam’s Nifty Floater
To 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…
Vivekam’s Superior Performance Over the Markets
Markets 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…
Timing the Market Amidst COVID-19
There are many ways to make money from the stock market, let’s talk primarily about two sections though. Since stocks are subject to recurrent and wide fluctuations in their prices, any individual looking to gain from these swings can do so in two ways. One, by timing the price. What that entails is the ability…
Indian Government Focus to Kickstart the Economy Through COVID-19
When the economy contracts, most countries following the Keynesian economic theory invest big in building infrastructure to boost the sagging economies. Indian government has clearly stated its goal of spending hugely into infrastructure before COVID-19, during its budget presentation. Post COVID-19, it has become almost imperative that the government will fire all its guns to…