Long ago – in 2008 SEBI said that you could lend your stocks – made a lot of sense. If you are a promoter or a long only retail investor you could give your shares on ‘rent’ and earn some money. As usual the path to hell is paved with good intentions and SEBI did […]
One advantage or disadvantages of being connected with equity markets is you hear many stories. However if you have been in it for long, you may be part of many stories. For example a friend who wanted alpha (returns greater than the market returns), asked me what to do. Knowing his ability to trade I […]
The markets – capital markets especially is a great teacher. However, the characteristics of this teacher are unique: 1. Takes the fee upfront 2. Lessons are taught the hard way, but students do not remember it long enough 3. Never negotiates fees – the dumber the student the higher the fee, and no mercy is […]
this article by Suraj of moneycontrol.com first appeared on ibnlive.com – i have reproduced it here as it contains my quote and reasonably explains what is an etf. So here it is as a part of my tutorial… Hovering at around 9,000 levels, the Sensex has shed more than 50 per cent of its value, […]
The best example that I have heard as a trainer regarding averages and standard deviation is the following: If one leg of yours is in the oven, and the other in a freezer, on an average you are comfortable. This is a big learning in statistics – the word average makes no sense […]
As is customary there is now a series of interviews to find out whether we are in a bull market or a bear market. Udyan Mukherjee is speaking to a host of experts to ask for their views. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala – (whose call on the IT stocks last June was bang on target) says we […]