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• Algo Trading for Beginners: Why 90% Traders Fail and How You Can Avoid It

  By : Amit Chauhan | March 30, 2026

  This is a podcast episode that breaks down algorithmic (algo) trading for beginners in simple, non-technical language. The guest, Vishal Jain, Vice President of Product Innovation at RMoney and an Algo Trading Expert, explains how algo trading works, why it helps traders control emotions, and how beginners can get started without any coding knowledge. Topics covered in the podcast:

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• How to Avoid Losing Your Hard-Earned Money in Stocks

  By : Amit Chauhan | February 9, 2026

  The stock market in India is a great way to build wealth and is attracting more interest from everyday investors. Each year, thousands of new traders start participating in both stock and options markets.  Many retail investors will face bigger losses than gains from these investments. SEBI has reported that around 91-93% of regular traders have lost money over the past five years.  The money that investors lose isn’t just from their investment accounts; it also includes the savings they’ve

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• How to Avoid Losing Your Hard-Earned Money in Stocks

  By : Amit Chauhan | February 4, 2026

  The stock market in India is a great way to build wealth and is attracting more interest from everyday investors. Each year, thousands of new traders start participating in both stock and options markets. Many retail investors will face bigger losses than gains from these investments. SEBI has reported that around 91-93% of regular traders have lost money over the past five years. The money that investors lose isn’t just from their investment accounts; it also includes the savings they’ve

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• Demat and Trading Account Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to Investing

  By : Amit Chauhan | January 9, 2026

  When Rohan began investing, his first obstacle wasn’t market risk. It was understanding Demat and Trading Account Explained during the account setup process. Like many first time investors, he assumed both served the same purpose. They don’t. In simple terms, a demat account holds your shares electronically, while a trading account is used to buy and sell them on the stock exchange. This distinction matters more than ever as India crosses 20 crore demat accounts, driven largely by young, app

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• Call and Put Options Explained: A Beginner’s Guide to Smarter Trading Decisions

  By : Amit Chauhan | January 6, 2026

  Derivative trading, especially options trading, has grown rapidly in India over the last few years. Data from global derivatives associations indicates that around 84% of all equity options worldwide were traded on Indian exchanges in early 2024. This highlights India’s dominant position in the global options market. Despite this surge, a large section of retail traders still struggles with the fundamentals. This is where call and put options become complicated and not so clear. Many beginners enter the derivatives market

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• Overtrading: The Mistake That Slowly Kills Your Trading Capital

  By : Amit Chauhan | January 1, 2026

  For many new Indian traders, the market feels like a cricket match where something is happening every ball, prices move, NIFTY jumps, BANKNIFTY falls, and you feel you must act on every move.  Over time, this turns into overtrading: taking too many trades, too frequently, just to “do something” in the market. The danger is, every extra trade quietly eats your capital through losses, brokerage, and charges.  SEBI’s study on equity F&O trading showed that only about 11% of individual

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• Sensex and Nifty Difference: Understanding Stock Market Index in India

  By : Amit Chauhan | December 27, 2025

  What does it actually mean when the news reports that “Markets are up today”? Is it the Sensex or the Nifty? For a lot of new traders, as well as experienced investors, Sensex and Nifty are used interchangeably. Due to this confusion, many people do not know what is rising or falling in the Indian Stock Market. Both Sensex and Nifty are the two most commonly used benchmark indices in India and they both represent how the market feels about

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• Option Trading for Beginners: Option Buying vs Option Selling – What Is Safer?

  By : Amit Chauhan | December 22, 2025

  Option trading for beginners has gained strong traction as derivatives have become one of the most actively traded segments in India’s financial markets. NSE data shows that index options account for the largest share of daily derivatives turnover, reinforcing India’s position as one of the most liquid options markets globally. While options offer leverage and flexibility, they also carry significant risk if traded without proper understanding. Regulatory findings by SEBI highlight this concern. According to SEBI’s study on profits and

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• Low Latency Trading: What it is and How it Works

  By : Amit Chauhan | December 17, 2025

  As markets continue to move faster, speed will play a role in who succeeds as a trader. When a trader can place their order(s) at the fastest possible time frame (send/modify/cancel) during a volatile market, they have a clear competitive advantage over those who cannot. Low-Latency Trading in India has developed tools for reducing millisecond delays when executing orders, giving HFT and advanced algo traders an edge in rapidly changing markets. Studies show that faster order execution improves fill probability,

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• How AI in Automated Trading Is Reshaping the Future of the Indian Market

  By : Amit Chauhan | December 6, 2025

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept. It has matured into a practical technology powering trading platforms, market research, and automated systems across India. As more retail traders move to app-based trading, explore APIs, adopt algo platforms, and demand faster decision-making, AI has naturally become the next leap in the evolution of Indian trading. The amount of information created by markets each day is in the terabytes and includes everything from real-time prices and price changes, global input,

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