Trading has to be an expression of your own identity

Trading has to be an expression of your own identity

Equity trading can be a profit-making exercise if the same is backed by professional training, approach, and strict stop losses. We keep hearing about new entrants in the market incurring huge losses. These are cases where the small investors with limited to no understanding take a plunge with no serious thoughts to prevent the losses … Read more

Look, who gamified my Dalal Street! It’s all about intra-day trade & index options now

Look, who gamified my Dalal Street! It’s all about intra-day trade & index options now

Last week, while interviewing potential job seekers, I was pleasantly shocked. Mr A, not a Marwari or Gujarati, engineer from IIT Mumbai, after passing out with a degree in civil engineering, has become a day trader. He is trading Nifty futures and options from his one BHK flat in Jogeshwari. He shares the flat with … Read more

Getting into intraday trading? Here is what you must know

Getting into intraday trading? Here is what you must know

By DK Aggarwal Intraday trading involves taking long or short positions in securities and squaring off the positions before the end of the trading day. The tools and techniques used for intraday trading are fundamentally different from those used for long-term investing. Intraday trading requires two parties for a trade, one to sell and the … Read more