What Are Sensex and Nifty, and Why Do They Move All Day?

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IAMBChapter 3 Step 1 of 7 · Hook Sensex and Nifty · 6 minute read What are Sensex and Nifty, and why do they move all day? They are on every news screen, every day. Here is what these two scoreboards really are, and what a big scary number means for you. Step 1 of 7 · Hook The morning panic The Brok...

Why Do Most Day Traders Lose Money?

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IAMBChapter 4 Step 1 of 7 · Hook Day trading vs index funds · 6 minute read Why do most day traders lose money? Twenty two trades in one morning. Lots of confidence. Here is where the money goes, and what a boring index fund does instead. Step 1 of 7 · Hook The trading diary The Broke Squad 3 member...

Everyone Wants In on the IPO. Do You Know What You Are Buying?

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IAMBChapter 5 Step 1 of 7 · Hook IPO · 6 minute read Everyone wants in on the IPO. Do you know what you are buying? A big stock exchange is in the news for its own IPO, reports say. Here is what an IPO really is, and what happens after you tap Apply. Step 1 of 7 · Hook The IPO frenzy The Broke Squad...

Oil Hit 100 Dollars a Barrel. Why Does Your Petrol Bill Care?

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IAMBChapter 6 Step 1 of 7 · Hook Crude oil · 6 minute read Oil hit 100 dollars a barrel. Why does your petrol bill care? News reports say crude oil crossed 100 dollars a barrel this month. Let us follow that oil from a faraway well to your petrol bill, and then to the market screen. Step 1 of 7 · Ho...

America Raised Its Rates. Why Should India Care?

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IAMBChapter 7 Step 7 of 7 · Answer The Fed rate hike · 6 minute read America raised its rates. Why should India care? This week the US central bank raised its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, its first hike since 2023, news reports say. Here is how a decision in Washington can ...