The reality of Indian trading boom: Platforms win, retail investors lose

India’s retail trading revolution has delivered an uneven outcome. While new-age brokerage platforms are raking in record profits, millions of individual investors—particularly in the derivatives market—are nursing heavy losses. The paradox at the heart of India’s stock market boom is this: Technology has made trading more accessible, but not necessarily more profitable for the average…

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Vivek Kaul: The ‘fallacy of composition’ has left equity fund investors reeling

As Justyn Walsh writes in Investing with Keynes: “Keynes’ most famous example of the ‘fallacy of composition’ was the so-called Paradox of Thrift–which notes that saving is good for the individual, but if all individuals increase their savings then aggregate demand will fall, eventually leading to lower savings for the population as a whole.” Also…

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Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath reveals two major pitfalls for investors facing their first real market crash

Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath shared valuable insights for investors navigating the ongoing stock market correction, particularly for those who started investing post-pandemic and are facing their first real market crash. “For investors who started investing after the pandemic, this is the first real market correction. Markets are cyclical, and given the way our markets went…

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Hurun India 500 list: NSE, Serum Institute, Zerodha among most valuable unlisted companies; check top 10 list here

Hurun List 2024: Mumbai-based National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India has emerged as the most valuable privately-owned unlisted company, according to the report jointly released by Axis Bank’s Burgundy Private and Hurun India. NSE witnessed a remarkable valuation surge of over 200 per cent, reaching ₹4.7 lakh crore as it prepares for its initial public…

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Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath calls out fake reviews on Google and Apple app stores: ‘Forcibly buying ratings to…’

Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath has cast doubt on the authenticity of app reviews on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The entrepreneur added that most of the 5-star reviews on these app stores “seem fake” and “read like AI-generated content”. Calling out the fake reviews in a post on X, Kamath wrote, “I wonder…

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Nithin Kamath raises alarm on rising debt from personal loans & credit cards: How to use them wisely? Check few tips

Zerodha co-founder Nithin Kamath has highlighted the trend of rising credit card and personal loan borrowings in the country as well as the growing debt among borrowers. In a post on social media platform X, Kamath mentioned the benefits and drawbacks of borrowing. “After the pandemic, there’s been a big increase in personal loans and…

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‘Saw painful scenes, controlled my emotions,’ – PM Modi recalling Godhra 2002 during podcast with Nikhil Kamath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared in his first podcast with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath on Friday. In over two-hour-long podcast, the PM spoke at length about his childhood, friends, risk-taking ability, vision for youth and a host of other topics Modi recounted the Godhra train burning incident of February 22, when he was a newly-elected…

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Zerodha users can now trade commodities using existing equity accounts. Step-by-step guide to activate commodity segment

Zerodha users can now trade commodities using their existing equity account balance, without the need of maintaining a separate commodity account, Founder and CEO Nithin Kamath said. In a post on X, Kamath said this was a “legacy issue” that took the company a long time to address. He also informed that with Zerodha Broking…

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