Selected Tag: capital market
Selected Tag: capital market

India’s Markets Should Make Ownership Cheaper Than Speculation

India’s tax system makes leveraged speculation cheaper than share ownership. Lower cash-market STT and curb incentives for ultra-short options.

R. Gurumurthy

July 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM IST

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When Investing Becomes Income Substitution

India’s retail market boom is building capital, but for many new traders, it is also becoming a risky substitute for secure income and paid work.c

Karnati Kiran Kumar

July 11, 2026 at 6:38 AM IST

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Seventeen Years After Satyam, Who Audits The Auditors?

Auditors are paid by companies they examine, but trusted by investors and lenders. Cases like Rajesh Exports raise questions about who they truly serve.

Krishnadevan V

June 9, 2026 at 6:34 AM IST

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Opinion

Budget Unlikely to Offer any Succour to Capital Markets

Despite a ₹50-trillion market-cap wipeout, fiscal constraints, weak tax buoyancy and currency pressures leave little room for the Budget 2026 to offer direct relief to capital markets.

Chokkalingam G

January 24, 2026 at 6:38 AM IST

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