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What's behind the central bank’s hoarding of gold

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What's behind the central bank’s hoarding of gold

The freezing of Russia’s forex reserves by the US has led to several central banks increasing the share of gold in their assets

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Markets and investors look optimistic with strong start to FY24

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Markets and investors look optimistic with strong start to FY24

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Manipur riots lay bare identity politics, investors cannot ignore dollar and gold, Mongolia pips Australia in coal supply, IPO pricing of new-age companies questioned, and more

Swiggy Saga: Valuing new age companies is turning out to be a joke

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Swiggy Saga: Valuing new age companies is turning out to be a joke

Investors are now dicovering the dirty secret of IPO valuations: that it’s ultimately based on what the market will bear

GuruSpeak | Pankaj Himthani a chartered accountant who has a trading strategy for every market condition

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GuruSpeak | Pankaj Himthani a chartered accountant who has a trading strategy for every market condition

‘Wealth is generated out of investing, and capital for investing is generated from trading’

Performance based fee is the least SEBI can do to ensure better returns by mutual funds

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Performance based fee is the least SEBI can do to ensure better returns by mutual funds

Most actively managed funds do not beat the benchmark indices

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Tata Steel’s never-ending European nightmare

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Tata Steel’s never-ending European nightmare

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India lagging behind in quantum computing race, private sector posts strong growth momentum, electronic transactions touch new high, auto manufacturers post mixed numbers, and more

GuruSpeak| Sannidhya Agrawal - How an international chess player beat the market, despite a disastrous opening move

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GuruSpeak| Sannidhya Agrawal - How an international chess player beat the market, despite a disastrous opening move

Just as we moved from an outcry system to computerized trading, the same way algo trading is the next stage of the evolution cycle of capital markets

NSE smoothens corporate action impact on indices

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NSE smoothens corporate action impact on indices

The action is timely and will take care of volatility that may ensue after the HDFC-HDFC Bank merger and the Reliance-Reliance Jio Financial Services demerger

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | SEBI’s move to safeguard client funds comes at a price

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | SEBI’s move to safeguard client funds comes at a price

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: US-China ties enter a frightening era, the ageing Indian population is often overlooked, silver demand momentum catches on, political parties woo minorities ahead of polls, and more

Why IPCA-Unichem is not such a bad deal

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Why IPCA-Unichem is not such a bad deal

While the Unichem acquisition seems expensive at first glance, a closer look shows Ipca can benefit if it sweats the acquired assets

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Equity markets face rough weather, time to wear your seatbelts

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Equity markets face rough weather, time to wear your seatbelts

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: China still on top in renewable energy sector, who owns AI-generated content, consumers hopeful but holding back, current flat yield curve continues, and more

Indian retail traders have no reason to celebrate SGX Nifty trading in India

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Indian retail traders have no reason to celebrate SGX Nifty trading in India

India may have scored a victory in getting the popular index to trade in GIFT City but the instrument remains out of reach for resident Indian retail traders

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Market returns: A wake-up call for fund managers

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Market returns: A wake-up call for fund managers

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: India should amplify its chip manufacturing effort, IMF sees falling interest rates in long term, start-up ecosystem at risk as scrutiny ramps up, less rains can be a boon for some sectors, and more

GuruSpeak | Gaurav Jain: A faraway event saw this full-time trader choose discretionary trading over systems

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GuruSpeak | Gaurav Jain: A faraway event saw this full-time trader choose discretionary trading over systems

This trader changed tracks after Brexit wrecked a trade, becoming a full-time momentum-based equity trader, using discretionary trading and practicing astute risk management

Are small tweaks enough for BSE to improve market share?

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Are small tweaks enough for BSE to improve market share?

For BSE’s new chief Sundararaman Ramamurthy, the biggest challenge is to bring back high rollers to the exchange

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Market reaction to MPC moves temporary

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Market reaction to MPC moves temporary

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Domestic inflation upsets RBI’s projection, no supercycle in oil markets expected, strong composite PMI data recorded for March, AAP softens stance towards Congress, and more

Trapped short sellers can take oil prices higher after OPEC+ surprise output cut  

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Trapped short sellers can take oil prices higher after OPEC+ surprise output cut  

The breach of the crucial $65 per barrel support level and the near record high short sellers in the oil market may have also prompted the cartel to surprise the market.  

SEBI's announcement will make trading costly and impact discount brokers the most

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SEBI's announcement will make trading costly and impact discount brokers the most

SEBI’s announcements are in the right direction, but they may hurt active traders

Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Broking blues are around the corner

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Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Broking blues are around the corner

In today’s edition of Moneycontrol Pro Panorama: Fall in oil prices add to short position, vibrant domestic auto market brings cheer, Indonesia key to counter China, Andhra set for Jagan-Naidu face-off in 2024, and more

Is the oil market in the grip of short sellers?

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Is the oil market in the grip of short sellers?

Oil prices have fallen below the $65 a barrel mark, a level at which oil producers have hedged their production by buying put options

Guruspeak | How Kushal Jain worked his way through college developing and trading Algos 

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Guruspeak | How Kushal Jain worked his way through college developing and trading Algos 

As a trader, always focus on building a system that is ready to face the worst-case scenarios. This is the ideal way to be in the market for a long time. 

Discontinuation of 'Do not exercise' a needless step

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Discontinuation of 'Do not exercise' a needless step

The cost of trading equity options will increase substantially and may not be lucrative for traders.

Does the gold rally have legs?

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Does the gold rally have legs?

The immediate trigger for a move in gold, on either side, will come from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy

Guruspeak: How these professional traders managed to survive the market fall

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Guruspeak: How these professional traders managed to survive the market fall

Strategies to cope with choppy markets include downsizing positions, playing both sides of the market, being flexible and having the right psychology

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