Musings

An assorted collection of thoughts on business, finance, and life. Browse by tags.

19 Sep 2024

The case of OctaFx and other CFD platforms

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OctaFX, and most other CFD platforms...
17 Sep 2024

Alert Triggers Order feature on Kite

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Alert triggers an order (ATO) was on our to-do list for a long time, and we just launched it on Kite web...
16 Sep 2024

What changes due to a settlemet holiday?

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Most brokers don't allow shares bought on Friday to be sold on Monday because of this. We at Zerodha are among the few brokers that allow you to sell stocks bought on Friday...
13 Sep 2024

Helping nurture the next generation of Indian athletes

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The one thing that helps people pick up a sport is seeing someone inspiring. Imagine how many Indians play cricket because of Sachin, etc...
11 Sep 2024

Indian companies returning home to capitalize on investor growth

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Thanks to the bull market and the ease of going public, there's a 'ghar-wapsi' of Indian companies incorporated outside...
09 Sep 2024

Turning Lantana’s destruction into opportunity

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The worst part is that this plant releases chemicals that harm the growth of native plant species. It's also toxic, so cows, goats, etc., can't eat it...
07 Sep 2024

Interactive learning with Varsity Live

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We had always wanted to introduce an interactive mode of learning about markets, and we finally got around to launching Varsity Live...
03 Sep 2024

SEBI study on investor behavior in IPOs

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Gujarat accounts for about 9% of the total investor customer base, but they account for 40% of IPO participation in both retail and HNI categories...
02 Sep 2024

Rainmatter investment in SundayGrids

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Today, if you are interested in installing some solar panels but don't have the roof space necessary because you live in an apartment or a rented house, there's no solution...
30 Aug 2024

All you need to know to select the right health insurance

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Most Indians are just 1 hospitalisation away from bankruptcy.
29 Aug 2024

At the Varsity counter at GFF2024

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No agenda, and only objective of financial education...
26 Aug 2024

The nuisance of fake trading apps

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Fake trading app scams have exploded and have become a mega nuisance...
23 Aug 2024

Celebrating India's first national space day 🇮🇳

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It's a matter of pride that we have many amazing homegrown space startups...
22 Aug 2024

Why showing percentages on menus could help us eat better

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Seeing calories, protein, carbs, etc., on a menu is a good start. Ideally, we need to see calories as a percentage of daily calories, proteins, etc.
21 Aug 2024

NSE circular suspending referral programmes

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NSE issued a circular last week stopping brokers from sharing any brokerage as a referral incentive unless that person is registered as an authorized person with the exchanges...
19 Aug 2024

Misselling of ULIPs and what you can do to avoid being a victim

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ULIP sales have gone up quite a bit over the last year. I'm guessing most ULIPs are sold by banks because of the high commissions on these products...
13 Aug 2024

India needs more IPOs doing well

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IPOs doing well are good because they incentivize more companies to consider an IPO, and attract more retail and institutional investors...
12 Aug 2024

Daily brief podcast

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A personal problem I had was that there wasn't a short ~15 minute podcast that covered the top 3–5 markets and business stories in a given day. There are many in the US, but none in India. So we started The Daily Brief...
12 Aug 2024

K on software as an "in-descipine"

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What happened with CrowdStrike is utterly terrifying...
12 Aug 2024

On software as an "in-discipline"

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What happened with CrowdStrike is utterly terrifying...