So this is why our financial year starts in April and not Jan, from my 6-year-old son's history factbook...

Many people ask me if brokerage rates can go to zero like in the US...

With this 1% TDS, I think Crypto volumes in India will drop off the cliff...

We had cautioned people about illegal CFD & Forex & Binary trading platforms a while back...

The good news for crypto is that it was finally acknowledged in the budget. That doesn't mean it's legal—it will only be after the crypto bill...

Every budget day for the last 15+ years, I've woken up hoping that STT is reduced. Hoping STT reduces this year...

NSE introduced F&O in 2000 & today NSE is the largest derivatives exchange in the world by volume...

One of the biggest Indian fintech opportunities is advisory to help Indians manage their personal finances better...

Over $400billion went out of India to import gold vs $600 billion+ that came in through FPI, FDI & VC. Imagine, instead of gold, some of that money was invested in Indian companies...

Watching famous personalities with huge fan followings trying to trigger investors is quite disgusting..

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...

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...

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

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...

Extreme events in one direction increase the odds of extreme events in the other...

Most people don't spend time learning trading or forget what they've learnt when placing an order...

Buying more of an asset as it goes down is a common behaviour among retail investors....