According to latest SEBI reports (FY22–FY24), approximately 93% of individual traders in Equity Futures & Options (F&O) segment incurred losses, with aggregate losses exceeding ₹1.8 lakh crore. While 99% figure is used colloquially to highlight extreme difficulty of profession, official statistics confirm that for vast majority of retail participants, trading is not a source of … Read more
Building a trading bot with Python and GitHub is a journey from data science to DevOps. Python provides brains (strategy and analysis), while GitHub serves as bones (version control, collaboration, and automation). Whether you are building for crypto or stocks, architecture remains consistent. Here is how to build your own from scratch or leverage powerful … Read more
The financial markets are portrayed as a rich-quick scheme, but reality is far more sobering. Recent data from 2025 and early 2026 tells that over 90% of retail traders lose money, particularly in high-stakes world of derivatives and options. While market is inherently volatile, reason most traders fail isn’t usually market itself—it’s their behavior. Here … Read more
The Indian stock market is one of most well-regulated financial ecosystems in world. It ensure fast, transparent, and secure trading for millions of retail and institutional investors. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of how the stock market works in India. 1. BSE and NSE The market primarily operates through two major stock exchanges. Think of … Read more
Taxation on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in India has become one of the most scrutinized areas of Indian tax code. As of 2026, framework for Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) remains strict, specifically targeting high-frequency and speculative trading. If you are trading Bitcoin options, taxation depends heavily on how Income Tax Department classifies your activity—either as … Read more
As of early 2026, India’s tax regime for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—officially termed Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs)—remains one of most strict in world. Despite persistent lobbying from industry for more lenient terms in latest Union Budget, core pillars of 2022 framework remain firmly in place. Here is a comprehensive guide to how Bitcoin is taxed … Read more
For generations, gold has been a cornerstone of Indian households, valued as a cultural symbol and a safe-haven asset. However, traditional method of buying jewelry or coins comes with challenges like storage risks, making charges, and purity concerns. Gold Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) have emerged as a digital, efficient, and cost-effective alternative for modern investors. What … Read more
An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that pools money from many investors to buy a basket of securities, such as stocks, bonds, or commodities. Unlike traditional mutual funds, which are priced only once at end of day, ETFs are traded on stock exchanges throughout day, just like individual shares of a … Read more
Planning your trades around market holidays is essential for managing your portfolio and settlement cycles. For calendar year 2026, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has scheduled 15 full trading holidays on weekdays. Additionally, while many major holidays fall on weekends this year, exchange will maintain its tradition of Muhurat Trading on Diwali. NSE Trading … Read more
The landscape of algorithmic trading has shifted. You no longer need to be a C++ expert to build a sophisticated Expert Advisor (EA) for MetaTrader 5 (MT5). With advent of large language models like ChatGPT, you can bridge gap between a trading idea and a functional MQL5 script in minutes. However, ChatGPT is a co-pilot, … Read more