Investor and Trading Guides

Reference guides on how Indian market research is regulated, how to evaluate a provider, and what credible derivatives research must disclose. Written to be useful whether or not you ever subscribe to anything.

Choosing and verifying a provider

The checks that matter before you pay anyone, and the tests that separate published evidence from marketing.

How to Choose a Stock Market Advisory in IndiaRegistration checks, track-record tests, the 10-point evaluation checklist and the red flags that should end a conversation.What Makes an Advisory Service TrustworthyFour layers of testing — regulatory, disclosure, track-record integrity and conduct — plus a scorecard.

How registration works in India

The categories, what each permits, who supervises them, and how to verify a firm in under two minutes.

SEBI Registered Investment Adviser vs Research AnalystINA and INH compared across mandate, duties and what each is permitted to sell you.SEBI Registered Stock Advisory CompaniesRegistration categories, corporate requirements, RAASB and BASL, and how to verify any firm in two minutes.

Derivatives research

Index options and futures — instrument mechanics, margin behaviour and the disclosures credible research carries.

SEBI Registered Option Trading AdvisoryWho may publish options research, what a credible F&O report must state, and how to evaluate a provider.NIFTY & BANK NIFTY Trading AdvisoryInstrument structure, expiry and margin mechanics, and what must be stated before any recommendation.

Intraday and quantitative research

What intraday competence consists of, and how to test a quantitative or “AI-powered” claim.

What Makes an Intraday ExpertExpectancy over accuracy, position sizing, cost control and regime discipline — the measurable competencies.Intraday Tips vs Research-Backed SignalsWhy the tips model fails structurally and what a documented research process delivers instead.AI-Powered Stock Advisory, ExaminedWhere machine learning helps, the overfitting trap, and four questions that separate research from marketing.