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Shishir Asthana

Principal Analyst, Research

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Ashok Devanampriya : A price action based Algo trader

BUSINESS

Ashok Devanampriya : A price action based Algo trader

Take care of the risk and the rewards will take care of themselves

Three reasons why ETFs are trading at a premium to their NAV

BUSINESS

Three reasons why ETFs are trading at a premium to their NAV

Where a client is paying a premium to the NAV, is investing in ETFs justified?

Company insiders have been buying in the crash, should you?

BUSINESS

Company insiders have been buying in the crash, should you?

When it looks like the world is falling apart, these level-headed corporate honchos are visualising a better future and putting their money in the business that they best understand – their own.

Market turmoil – Shutting down exchanges is not an option at all

BUSINESS

Market turmoil – Shutting down exchanges is not an option at all

While the fall may be painful for an investor who is fully invested in the market, for the savvy investor it is an opportunity to buy

SEBI short-selling curbs will act as a speed breaker to the market fall

BUSINESS

SEBI short-selling curbs will act as a speed breaker to the market fall

The measures announced by SEBI would lead to winding up of speculative position but not impact those who plan to hedge their cash holdings

Here’s how option writers got crushed under the market crash

BUSINESS

Here’s how option writers got crushed under the market crash

Here’s how option writers got crushed under the market crash

Has gold lost its safe-haven status?

MARKETS

Has gold lost its safe-haven status?

We need to see how gold prices behaved during the global financial crisis

Why banning short selling is a bad idea

BUSINESS

Why banning short selling is a bad idea

The shorts could be on account of creating a hedge position before selling huge quantities

How far away are we from the market bottom?

BUSINESS

How far away are we from the market bottom?

The same medicine that was given to the market and economies in 2008 may not work for the current ailment.

100 Word Take | When China caught a cold and the world sneezed

BUSINESS

100 Word Take | When China caught a cold and the world sneezed

The Chinese markets stand out from the rest

How market bottoms are made

BUSINESS

How market bottoms are made

A table of market falls of more than 10 percent since 2000 shows that we are nowhere close to the average fall of 20 percent

Oil price war | It’s Armageddon for the oil market

BUSINESS

Oil price war | It’s Armageddon for the oil market

Low oil prices should be good for India, but they come at a time when the economy cannot take full advantage of it

Yes Bank debacle a bigger short term threat than coronavirus

BUSINESS

Yes Bank debacle a bigger short term threat than coronavirus

NSE has asked brokers who have given bank guarantees and fixed deposits of Yes Bank to the exchange for trading to immediately arrange for alternate funding

UNCTAD report: 2020 could be a washout year for global economy thanks to Covid-19

BUSINESS

UNCTAD report: 2020 could be a washout year for global economy thanks to Covid-19

The epidemic has yet to run its course, but even after its stops spreading and China starts to return to normal business activity, it will take a long time to unwind the stresses inflicted on the world’s trading system

NBCC: the government’s newest milch cow

BUSINESS

NBCC: the government’s newest milch cow

The market reacted negatively to the news of NBCC getting the Jaypee Infratech project, taking the stock to Rs 26, a level it had last seen in August 2014

Only a cure for the virus can revive markets

BUSINESS

Only a cure for the virus can revive markets

Earlier instances show that the correction from such emergencies is sharp and short, but this time the virus seems much more contagious and has spread rapidly across the globe

Can gold hit $4,000 an ounce?

BUSINESS

Can gold hit $4,000 an ounce?

Speculative interest is building up in gold 

SBI Cards IPO – one for the long run

BUSINESS

SBI Cards IPO – one for the long run

The SBIC primary issue will no doubt sail through given its strong financials and presence in an industry with a strong growth rate

Shareholding data show retail investors continue to catch falling knives

BUSINESS

Shareholding data show retail investors continue to catch falling knives

Chasing price rather than value has been the single most important factor that has driven retail investors to self-destruction

Ending gas distribution monopoly – better late than never

BUSINESS

Ending gas distribution monopoly – better late than never

The move will hurt the companies enjoying the monopoly status all these years, but they would be compensated by way of higher volumes if they play the game right

SEBI’s amendment for MF distribution unlikely to have the desired effect

BUSINESS

SEBI’s amendment for MF distribution unlikely to have the desired effect

Asking investment advisors and distributors of financial products to segregate their services is unlikely to change the ground reality

Corporate India’s poor Q3 numbers were a trailer, Q4 could be worse

BUSINESS

Corporate India’s poor Q3 numbers were a trailer, Q4 could be worse

Topline growth has slowed down further, but the surprise is the drop in net profit despite the corporate tax cut

Oil demand forecast cut by OPEC and IEA a red flag for equity markets 

BUSINESS

Oil demand forecast cut by OPEC and IEA a red flag for equity markets 

Slowing global demand had already resulted in cuts by OPEC members and cutting production further, without any appreciable increase in prices, will hurt member nations severely

Putting intraday margins on hold a wise decision by Sebi

BUSINESS

Putting intraday margins on hold a wise decision by Sebi

But there is an area of the market that requires more stringent policing – expiry day trading of index options

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