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  • Understanding Bank Nifty: Composition, Volatility, and Trading Options

    Akshay Navin on July 29, 2026

    Bank Nifty was launched in 2003 to track the performance of top banking stocks in India. Over the years, it has grown significantly and currently trades near 57,000—marking a rise of almost 200% ove ..

  • Understanding the New EPF Rules: The ₹1,800 Cap Explained

    Satya Sontanam on July 27, 2026

    Under the new EPF rules, your monthly provident fund contribution can be limited to ₹1,800, even if 12% of your basic salary plus Dearness Allowance (DA) comes out to a much higher figure. Your empl ..

  • How New Bank Guarantee Rules Impact Proprietary Trading

    Akshay Navin on July 24, 2026

    Proprietary traders are the single largest player in India’s options market. To give you some context, they accounted for 50.7% of equity options turnover and 49.3% of index options turnover in ..

  • How Global Parent Earnings Drop Clues for Indian Stocks

    Akshay Navin on July 17, 2026

    When a company’s stock price shoots up by 10% in a single day, you would naturally assume that the company just announced stellar quarterly earnings or landed a massive new contract. But sometim ..

  • Can I stop paying for insurance if I have saved enough?

    Guest Author on February 3, 2024

    Can I stop paying insurance premiums if my savings match the coverage of my life and health policies? The purpose of life insurance is to make good the financial loss that a person would suffer if the ..

  • Writing a Will Vs Nomination

    Guest Author on January 31, 2024

    Wills and Nominations, both vital legal instruments, play distinct roles in shaping the allocation of an individual’s assets after their demise. These tools, though aligned in their ultimate goa ..

  • Know the incentives of those selling you a financial product

    Satya Sontanam on January 26, 2024

    “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” You may have heard this famous quote emphasizing the idea that you cannot get something for nothing. This is particularly true when it comes to se ..

  • Things to look for in the (Interim) Budget

    Vineet Rajani on January 24, 2024

    The Government of India will present the Interim Budget on 01 February 2024. Why is it an Interim Budget and not an Annual Budget? It is the year of General Elections. Whether or not the ruling party ..

  • Nestle India split its shares. Will MRF ever split?

    Vineet Rajani on January 5, 2024

    Nestle India split its stock in a ratio of 1:10 on Jan 05. Each share of a whopping ₹27,000 converted into ten shares of ₹2,700 each. At ₹2,700, the shares became a lot more attractive to a larg ..

  • How equity analysts rate a stock?

    Guest Author on January 4, 2024

    Hey folks,  Check out the following snip! Have you seen these kinds of phrases in the news before?  If you are someone who has pressed the remote button to switch to CNBC News or clicked your mouse ..