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Retail investors of late have been active in Futures and Options (F&O) trading. F&O average daily turnover has increased 34.5 times over the last 5 years (from Rs. 9.59 trillion to Rs. 331.2 trillion), but cash volumes have barely doubled (from Rs. 0.35 trillion to Rs. 0.73 trillion). First and foremost, what is this F&O segment? Similar …
The Indian stock market, which dates back to 1875, is among the oldest in Asia. That year marked the founding of the nation’s first stock market, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). In the 19th century, trading took place under a banyan tree in front of Mumbai’s town hall. Today, it takes place electronically in a notable …
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), India’s capital markets regulator, is clearly concerned about the high level of retail investors’ involvement with equities market derivatives. It may be noted that far too many people have just entered the F&O (Futures & Options) game, and it is highly unlikely that they completely understand the risks that …
In a Base rate fallacy, people prefer to disregard statistical and other commonly accepted facts in favour of merely fresh or recent information that they have been presented with. Consider these two examples – In one example, a Finfluencer, appears in front of a nice high-end luxury car and claims that everyone can make money and …