I'm surprised that, so many are surprised that just 1% of active traders make more than bank fixed deposits over 3 years timeframe. Active trading is like running a business, only a small % succeed...

With mandatory physical delivery for stock options and the removal of the Do Not Exercise (DNE) facility for options (Especially buy options), the risk of huge losses has gone up significantly...

not nearly enough is spoken about the importance of sleep on overall health & well-being...

You need to get a CA to validate IT returns (ITR) or get a tax audit if profit when trading is< than 6% of turnover or if the turnover is> Rs 10 crores. This is an anomaly...

Varsity has been 8 yrs in the making with 180+ chapters and 1 lakh+ comments answered by Karthik...

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...

Why don’t we offer pre-IPO orders?...

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...