2025-08-21Niranjan Ghatule
SEBI Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey’s remarks on extending equity derivatives contract tenure triggered a sharp sell-off in Angel one and BSE shares. While SEBI aims to protect retail investors from heavy losses, the move raises questions about market stability and trading volumes.
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2025-08-21Niranjan Ghatule
Retail investors are reshaping India’s equity market, holding 18.5% of the total market capitalization. NSE CEO Ashish Chauhan highlights how equity market cap has surged 125x in 30 years, with 11.8 crore unique investors, rising household participation, women investors accounting for 25%, and passive products gaining traction.
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2025-08-06Niranjan Ghatule
Tata Motors has overtaken Reliance Industries to become the company with the highest number of shareholders in India, reaching 6.7 million as of June 2025. This detailed article explores how companies like Yes Bank, Vodafone Idea, and Tata Steel have witnessed massive growth in shareholder base due to rising retail participation, hopes of turnaround, and low stock prices.
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2025-08-06Niranjan Ghatule
As of August 1, 2025, India’s Margin Trading Funding (MTF) book has surged to ₹92,098.50 crore, surpassing previous bull market highs. This blog explores the latest trends in MTF, highlighting top-funded companies like HAL, Tata Motors, and Reliance Industries, rising retail participation, leverage risks, and market expert reactions.
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2025-08-05Niranjan Ghatule
SEBI, in coordination with the Finance Ministry, is considering major reforms in India’s options trading landscape, especially targeting weekly expiries. Proposals include replacing weekly contracts with monthly ones, increasing margin requirements, and raising STT on options to curb speculation.
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2025-08-05Niranjan Ghatule
SEBI, in coordination with the Finance Ministry, is considering major reforms in India’s options trading landscape, especially targeting weekly expiries. Proposals include replacing weekly contracts with monthly ones, increasing margin requirements, and raising STT on options to curb speculation.
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2025-07-26Niranjan Ghatule
The NSDL IPO has shocked unlisted investors with a steep discount, echoing past IPO trends like HDB Finance. This blog explores the hidden risks in the unlisted market and presents a detailed business comparison between NSDL and CDSL — covering market segments, demat account data, profitability, and valuation metrics
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2025-07-17Niranjan Ghatule
Jaiprakash Power has delivered over 35% returns in the last month amid Adani acquisition buzz, attracting massive retail investor interest. However, Q1 FY26 shareholding data shows FIIs and DIIs slightly trimming their stake while public shareholding crosses 52%. Despite debt of Rs 3,700 crore and being 88% below all-time highs, investor interest continues.
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2025-06-16Niranjan Ghatule
India's discount brokers lose over 4.7 lakh clients in April-May 2025. Retail enthusiasm dips amid tighter F&O rules, slower markets, and fewer IPOs. Experts say this may be temporary, with new IPOs, including Groww's, likely to revive interest.
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2025-06-11Niranjan Ghatule
In this blog, we explore how Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) are emerging as a strong pillar for the Indian mutual fund industry. With SIP inflows hitting a record ₹26,688 crore in May 2025, we analyze whether this retail investor confidence can fuel the stock market's growth despite volatility and a decline in equity fund inflows.
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2025-05-19Niranjan Ghatule
This article explores the striking divergence in ETF flows between retail and institutional investors in 2025. While individual investors have poured a record $122 billion into equity ETFs—doubling their inflows since mid-March—professional investors have pulled out $25 billion.
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2025-05-18Niranjan Ghatule
Investor optimism is rising sharply as the latest AAII survey shows a surge in bullish sentiment to 35.9% — the highest since January 2025. This jump of 15 percentage points in just two weeks is among the largest since late 2023, while bearish sentiment has dropped sharply, ending an 11-week streak above 50%. The post explores whether this sharp sentiment shift signals growing confidence or a crow
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