Explained: What are the advantages of marginal trading facility or MTF

Explained: What are the advantages of marginal trading facility or MTF

Margin Trading Facility is an exchange approved product. It’s a safe and secure product that lets investors purchase more stocks with the limited capital. It involves borrowing money from a brokerage to purchase stocks and repaying the capital with interest later. This method is often referred to as leverage trading, amplifies returns but carries risks … Read more

View: More than unemployment numbers, shrinkage in purchasing power worrying

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Unemployment, inflation and corruption constitute the trifecta of India’s political economy. Governments form and fall based on their performance on these key variables. The UPA government ran high consumer price inflation since 2007, topping out at nearly 12% in 2010. It also suffered an intense negative perception in terms of corruption. These two issues sank … Read more

StanChart says return to pre-Covid purchasing power of consumers to be gradual, uneven

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NEW DELHI: The recovery in purchasing power of Indian consumers towards the levels that existed before the Covid pandemic will be gradual, uneven and extend into FY23, economists from Standard Chartered Bank wrote in a recent report. “Our analysis of available employment and job surveys indicates that the purchasing power of Indian consumers has improved … Read more