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Source: Business Standard 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 01 2024 | 7:17 PM IST India’s market regulator tightened the rules for equity derivatives trading on Tuesday, raising the entry barrier and making it more costly to trade in the asset class, despite pushback from investors. The Securities and Exchange Board…
Source: Live Mint “Earn ₹200 crore in 30 years through a ₹5,000 monthly SIP in a smallcap index,” screamed a video on social media. The video rather boldly based the calculations on the 30% annual returns of a Nifty Smallcap 250 index fund over the past five years. While such returns are attractive, they’re not…
Source: Live Mint Regardless of the method, this exercise is crucial, as it leads to a recommended and potentially suitable asset allocation for the client’s long-term investment strategy. Asset allocation is a cornerstone of any robust investment plan. However, the relevance of this exercise diminishes if an investor exclusively seeks equity investments or if the…
Source: Live Mint “Speculators may do no harm as bubbles on a steady stream of enterprise. But the position is serious when enterprise becomes the bubble on a whirlpool of speculation. When the capital development of a country becomes the by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill done,”…
Source: Live Mint First, a consultation paper published by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in 2023-24, on average, 85 out of every 100 individuals trading in index derivatives, lost money. Once the cost of trading was taken into account, 90 out of 100 lost money. Second, the paper pointed out that…
Source: Live Mint But first, what’s a portfolio investment scheme? It’s an arrangement introduced by the Reserve Bank of India to enable NRIs to invest in the stocks of Indian companies, and allows for both repatriation and non-repatriation of profits. But there are differences in PIS and non-PIS accounts that you need to consider before…
