Zerodha = Zero + Rodha. Rodha in Sanskrit means barrier...

What really moves markets? It’s traders & investors making informed & uninformed decisions. Everything else is hocus pocus....

Companies when projecting growth should maybe prioritize lower volatility long term vs max short term gain...

New startups building for India but incorporating outside India is a disturbing trend...

The common thing among successful traders & entrepreneurs is to always think in terms of risk to reward...

I can't even begin to imagine the mental health impact of 24X7 crypto markets on those with large crypto exposure...

I keep getting asked why are we valuing ourselves at just $2 Billion currently when smaller players are raising money at far higher valuations...

Here is a detailed post by Dr K that draws parallels between AI and Rumali roti...

I keep getting asked how we use AI/ML/Blockchain at Zerodha...

The moat banks have today is that it is very very tough to become a bank. Yeah, you can be a Small Finance Bank, Payments Bank, Neo Bank, but you can never compete with a full-fledged bank due to all the restrictions...

App permissions Zerodha apps ask for...

Buying stocks by borrowing at ~15% & risk of being liquidated in drawdowns, is probably the worst financial product for retail investors...

If financial services businesses are allowed to mis-sell greed & easy + guaranteed returns from risky financial products, it not only harms consumers but it creates a systemic risk...

If you are investing in new-age businesses that aren't profitable yet & carry large risks, here are right questions to ask...

We think an IPO is the beginning & not the end. As soon as you have lakhs of conservative retail investors on your cap table, the obligations go up...

From Feb 2022, the T+1 settlement cycle will be introduced in a phased manner in the Indian markets...

Your odds of getting lucky in a connected world like ours dramatically go up when you have people genuinely wishing you well...

To trade well, you need to trade less—both no of trades & capital...

When you're candid in interviews, you run the risk of being quoted out of context with misleading headlines...

Every time there is a corporate action like a stock split retail investors tend to buy the stock wrongly thinking that the stock has become cheaper...