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15 hours, 26 minutes ago

F&O gamble: 5 reasons why options trading is a losing game for retail traders

India’s derivatives market has been witnessing unprecedented growth, with retail participation soaring from 5.1 million in FY22 to 9.6 million in FY24. Dr. Jayatu Sen Chaudhury, Professor of Financial Analytics at Great Lakes Institute of Management, cited a recent study conducted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India to highlight the fact that “for most retail traders, options trading …

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6 days, 5 hours ago

Sustaining BTC Push: Here’s What Can Support Bitcoin’s Unprecedented Growth In 2025

ABP News

December 6, 2024, was the most memorable milestone for Bitcoin when the world’s largest cryptocurrency crossed the $100,000 level for the first time during its existence. Around the world, even countries like Bhutan are having a major governmental participation in this new-age asset, whereas established world powers like Russia are also looking to develop a crypto reserve — an aspect …

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6 days, 7 hours ago

Direct retail inflows hit a three-year high at nearly ₹1 trillion

Live Mint

Retail investors trading directly on NSE bought nearly ₹1 trillion worth of shares cumulatively between April and November, nearly eclipsing their total purchases in the previous two financial years combined. A three-year high Retail investors bought shares worth a net ₹29,594 crore in October, followed by direct retail purchases of ₹9,192.72 crore in November, as per the daily data submitted …

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1 week ago

Sebi's nod to retail algo trading levels the playing field with institutions

Live Mint

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has introduced a landmark proposal to bring retail investors into the realm of algorithmic trading—a domain traditionally dominated by institutional players. With advantages such as faster trade execution, enhanced risk management, and cost efficiency, algo trading has the potential to transform retail participation in India’s capital markets. Levelling the playing field The framework …

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1 week, 3 days ago

SEBI proposes retail investors participate in algo trading

The Hindu

Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday proposed a framework to allow retail investors to participate in algorithmic trading through stock brokers. A study published by the regulator in September showed that during fiscal year 2024, algorithmic trading accounted for 97% of foreign investors’ and 96% of proprietary traders’ profits in futures and options. SEBI said that there has …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Algo trading coming soon to a terminal near you

Live Mint

Algorithmic trading which has remained the preserve of large institutions could soon be open to India's retail investors as well, with the market regulator proposing a framework with critical roles for brokers and stock exchanges. In a consultation paper floated on Friday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India suggested making algo trading available to retail investors through licensed brokers, …

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SEBI proposes registration, empanelment for algorithmic traders and providers

New Indian Express

The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed empanelment and registration of algorithmic providers and traders with the exchanges and also has asked tech-savvy retail investors to register the algorithms they have developed with the exchanges through their brokers. Algorithmic trading, also known as algo trading, is a method of using computer programs to automatically execute trades …

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1 week, 4 days ago

SM Reits: How Property Share is literally giving rich retail investors a piece of the action in real estate

Live Mint

Bengaluru: Sandeep Gupta is always looking for opportunities to expand his investment portfolio. Property Share is the investment manager for Property Share Investment Trust, India’s first registered small and medium real estate investment trust. Industry experts believe that SM Reits can reshape India’s commercial real estate landscape by investing in ready properties, and organizing an office market that is fragmented. …

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1 week, 4 days ago

The Most Powerful Families in South Korea Brace for the Next Revolt

Live Mint

Never miss an episode. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, Rebecca Choong Wilkins talks to Bloomberg reporter Youkyung Lee about how a surprise takeover bid for one of the world’s biggest refined metal producers, Korea Zinc, is sending a chill through the chaebol world. This is after MBK launches a tender offer to buy Korea Zinc that follows… Choong Wilkins: …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Sensex, Nifty open flat as inflation data keeps market on edge

India Today

Benchmark stock market indices opened flat on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of inflation data releases from the government and the US. Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services said that Nifty is in a consolidation range and is likely to remain in this consolidation phase with a mild upward bias in the near-term. The top …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Raamdeo Agrawal says he is going to make money on ‘bruised blue chip’ Asian Paints this time

Live Mint

There is one company that market veteran Raamdeo Agrawal sorely misses not investing in at the right time: Asian Paints Ltd. “It is really iconic. Agrawal is now banking on his “bruised blue chips" theory—or investing in quality, large companies when they go through a lean patch—to buy into India’s largest paintmaker. “Nothing comes to my mind which is that …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bitcoin crosses $100,000 for 1st time: Will the rally sustain? 3 things to know

India Today

Bitcoin has crossed the $100,000 mark for the first time, setting a historic milestone in its journey as a global financial asset. Bitcoin has more than doubled in value since the start of 2024 and has risen by about 45% in the last four weeks following Donald Trump’s US election victory. Bitcoin’s rise to six figures has been driven by …

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3 weeks ago

Retail revolution needed: Five reasons to add fixed income mutual funds in your portfolio

Live Mint

In recent years, the decline in debt mutual fund investors has been alarming. Retail investors who have driven the meteoric rise in equity MFs through systematic investment plans are yet to experience the benefits of fixed income MFs. Liquidity that works for you Unlike fixed deposits, where breaking it means paying penalties and losing or earning lower interest on the …

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3 weeks ago

Sebi crackdown against bond platforms may have revealed a regulatory gap

Live Mint

Mumbai: The crackdown against a clutch of online bond platforms is just an extension of India’s market regulator’s efforts to protect retail investors as these entities exploited regulatory gaps. “Instances where securities were sold shortly after allotment, and to more than 200 investors, bring these transactions under Sebi’s regulatory purview, requiring compliance with public issue norms, such as disclosure requirements …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

2024: A year of IPO boom as retail interest zooms

Live Mint

2024 has been a landmark year for the Indian initial public offer market, with an unprecedented surge in fundraising and retail participation. A hot streak in 2024 IPO activity in India has hit a new record this year with a staggering ₹1.4 trillion raised through both main-board and small and medium enterprises segments. While mainstream IPOs offered limited listing gains, …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

From light regulation to accountability: How Sebi is rethinking SME IPO rules

Live Mint

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has recently identified several concerns plaguing the SME space such as misuse of IPO proceeds, fund diversion, promoter exits and market misconduct. Sebi’s well-thought-out light regulatory framework was introduced in 2012 to boost SME listings aimed at contributing to economic growth. To address these challenges, Sebi now proposes to tighten the framework …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Retail investors are key to sustaining China’s stock-market rally

Live Mint

China’s massive stimulus hasn’t revived its economy but its stock markets have been kicked higher. China’s stock market is unique in that it is dominated by its 200 million retail investors, who have been heading back to equity markets given the dearth of attractive investment opportunities amid falling interest rates. Central bank data showed that helped grow bank deposits to …

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IPO Scorecard: Over 300 stocks debut on Dalal Street in 2024, nearly 70% trade above issue prices

Live Mint

The year 2024 has emerged as a stellar one for the Indian primary market, witnessing an unprecedented surge in activity. Notably, 133 SME IPOs achieved subscription rates exceeding 100 times, with 23 surpassing an extraordinary 500 times in retail subscriptions, underscoring the massive retail participation in this segment. Reflecting the strong performance of SMEs, 156 IPOs are currently trading above …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

IPOs this week: Six SME IPOs and four listings, including NTPC Green Energy IPO upcoming on Dalal Street

Live Mint

India's primary market is poised to witness significant market activity related to the listing of the much-awaited initial public offering of NTPC Green Energy, Enviro Infra Engineers and two other small and medium enterprises public issues. Here are the upcoming IPOs next week: Rajesh Power Services Limited IPO Rajesh Power Services Limited, a consultancy firm to state transmission and distribution …

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1 month ago

Why retail investors continue to root for the underdogs

Live Mint

India’s retail investor landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation. About 56% of mid-cap stocks and 72% of small-cap firms analysed by Mint witnessed a sequential rise in retail investor count during the September quarter. Among mid-cap stocks, Yes Bank Ltd, state-run hydropower firm NHPC Ltd and wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd attracted over a million new retail investors between …

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1 month ago

The bravado of retail investors: Buying the dip or skating on thin ice?

Live Mint

Individuals investing in stocks show no signs of slowing even as India’s benchmark indices have shed significant gains since hitting record highs in September, prompting a warning from leading wealth managers and brokers against ‘buying the dip’. Despite this, retail investors purchased a net ₹33,065 crore from the National Stock Exchange’s secondary or cash market between 1 October and 14 …

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1 month ago

SME IPOs: Sebi seeks to double minimum subscription to protect investors

Live Mint

The market regulator has proposed to at least double the minimum subscription amount for initial public offerings of small and medium enterprises as participation of retail investors in these offers has been rising. The regulator proposed increasing the minimum application size for SME IPOs from ₹1 lakh to ₹2 lakh, according to a consultation paper released by the Securities and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

As market indices continue to slide, should mutual fund investors halt their SIPs for the time being?

Live Mint

Benchmark indices have fallen over 10 percent from their peak, retail investors have started feeling pangs of the market correction. When investors buy mutual fund units during the market fall, the average price of their mutual fund units declines, thus raising the prospects of earning higher gains during the bull run. "Instead of stopping the SIPs, investors should capitalise on …

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1 month, 1 week ago

An unlikely trio that has captivated retail investors

Live Mint

What do a state-run power behemoth, a humble penny stock, and a Maharatna enterprise have in common? Leading this unlikely trio was NTPC Ltd, which added about 1.7 million new individual investors in the September quarter, thanks to its strong growth and green energy ambitions. NTPC was closely followed by telecom tower company GTL Infrastructure Ltd, a penny stock that …

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F&O gamble: 5 reasons why options trading is a losing game for retail traders

Sustaining BTC Push: Here’s What Can Support Bitcoin’s Unprecedented Growth In 2025

Direct retail inflows hit a three-year high at nearly ₹1 trillion

Sebi's nod to retail algo trading levels the playing field with institutions

SEBI proposes retail investors participate in algo trading

Algo trading coming soon to a terminal near you

SEBI proposes registration, empanelment for algorithmic traders and providers

SM Reits: How Property Share is literally giving rich retail investors a piece of the action in real estate

The Most Powerful Families in South Korea Brace for the Next Revolt

Sensex, Nifty open flat as inflation data keeps market on edge

Raamdeo Agrawal says he is going to make money on ‘bruised blue chip’ Asian Paints this time

Bitcoin crosses $100,000 for 1st time: Will the rally sustain? 3 things to know

Retail revolution needed: Five reasons to add fixed income mutual funds in your portfolio

Sebi crackdown against bond platforms may have revealed a regulatory gap

2024: A year of IPO boom as retail interest zooms

From light regulation to accountability: How Sebi is rethinking SME IPO rules

Retail investors are key to sustaining China’s stock-market rally

IPO Scorecard: Over 300 stocks debut on Dalal Street in 2024, nearly 70% trade above issue prices

IPOs this week: Six SME IPOs and four listings, including NTPC Green Energy IPO upcoming on Dalal Street

Why retail investors continue to root for the underdogs

The bravado of retail investors: Buying the dip or skating on thin ice?

SME IPOs: Sebi seeks to double minimum subscription to protect investors

As market indices continue to slide, should mutual fund investors halt their SIPs for the time being?

An unlikely trio that has captivated retail investors