A large investor wanting to sell twenty lakh shares of a mid cap company has a problem. Routing that through the normal order book would move the price against them, possibly severely, and the price impact could cost more than the position is worth defending. The block deal window exists
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An investor commits Rs 10 crore to a private equity fund. Eighteen months in, the manager finds a deal they like more than usual and asks whether the investor wants additional exposure to that one company, beyond their share through the fund. That is co-investment, and until recently executing it
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Settlement mechanics are the least glamorous part of market structure and among the most consequential. A change in how funds move between a foreign investor’s custodian and the clearing corporation does not make headlines, but it changes the working capital a foreign fund needs to operate in India. FPI net
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The anchor book decides more about an IPO than most retail applicants realise. It sets the tone for subscription, it establishes a reference point for the price, and the day its lock in expires is a date worth having in your calendar. The anchor investor rules under the Issue of
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Foreign investors have withdrawn more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore from Indian equities in 2026. That figure sits behind almost every market conversation this year, and it makes the timing of a new access framework worth understanding properly. SWAGAT-FI is a single window access route for a defined category of
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When a very large company lists in India, an old arithmetic problem shows up. A flat percentage requirement that works well for a Rs 2,000 crore issuer becomes enormous for a Rs 2 lakh crore issuer. Twenty five percent of a very large company is a sum the market may
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Open your trading app in November and something will be different. Before you reach the order screen, an awareness message will be waiting for you. That is Project Jagrook, and the reason it exists is a number. In FY26, net losses in the equity derivatives segment reached Rs 91,685 crore
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Most investment fraud in India does not start with a fake stock tip. It starts with a payment screen. Someone sends a UPI ID over WhatsApp, the amount looks small, the app shows a name that sounds like a brokerage, and the money moves in four seconds. That is the
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What AMFI data actually is The Association of Mutual Funds in India publishes monthly industry data covering assets under management, flows, folio counts and category level detail. It is the authoritative industry source, published at amfiindia.com, and it is where the figures quoted in most mutual fund coverage originate. Reading
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Four funds, one portfolio Ask an investor holding four equity mutual funds why they hold four, and the answer is almost always diversification. Then look at the top ten holdings of each. Frequently the same companies appear across all four, in similar weights. That is portfolio overlap, and it means
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