Competition from new entrants biggest risk for market leaders

Businesses are seeing increased competition from new entrants in various sectors. DMart, Asian Paints, and Pepsi face challenges from new competitors. Investors may suffer in the short term, but customers benefit from price wars. Healthcare competition may not reduce costs despite high medical inflation. Companies are trying new strategies to retain market share.

Hedge fund all-or-nothing trades gain traction

Investors are using over-the-counter binary contracts to manage risks related to events like elections, central bank decisions, and geopolitical conflicts. These contracts offer a pre-determined payoff with an all-or-nothing outcome. The market is seeing increased activity due to numerous global events this year, including US elections and the escalating war in Ukraine.

Weak Q2 GDP may prompt RBI to go for a CRR cut: Experts

Economists from major banks expect the Reserve Bank of India to lower the cash reserve ratio this week. This move would help support growth by providing liquidity without changing benchmark rates. The RBI might also use open market operations to manage liquidity. This is in response to lower forex reserves, government cash balance, and foreign […]

Share, derivatives trades fade in November on F&O curbs

Trading activity in shares and equity derivatives declined significantly in November, influenced by weak stock market sentiment and new regulatory measures by Sebi to limit speculative trading in futures and options. The implementation resulted in significant drops in options and futures turnover and lower average daily trading volume. Increased contract sizes and discontinued weekly contracts […]