Page 12 - Retail Investors

Weary of corporate scandals, Indian fund managers outperform foreign rivals

An equal-weighted basket of Indian stocks with high domestic MF ownership and low foreign ownership outperforms a basket with the reverse profile.

CarTrade IPO subscribed 41% on Day-1 on strong retail interest

The bulk of the bids came from retail investors

Best platforms seeing biggest spike in new users: Zerodha's Nithin Kamath

Nithin Kamath says that a lot of first-time users, who have entered the markets after Covid are increasingly investing in mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and stocks for their long-term goals

Heavy retail rush for 4 IPOs puts banking system under pressure

According to industry players, the many banks found it difficult to process the record 10 mn retail applications garnered, leading to higher failure rate, delayed OTP messages

All four IPOs oversubscribed a day before close on robust retail interest

Superb listing gains made by companies listed recently have prompted investors to enthusiastically participate in all IPOs

Individual investors flex their muscle amid stock market surge

Their holding rose to all-time high of 7.18% in Q1; institutional holdings decline

Retail investors relish busiest day for IPOs since 2007, lap up 4 issues

Market experts say buoyed by returns from recent IPOs, retail investors are now subscribing to all offers being launched. The last four firms to list have seen gains of 65-113% on the first day

Robinhood shares surge nearly 82% as retail investors dive into the stock

Shares of Robinhood Markets Inc soared almost 82% on Wednesday before paring gains, helped by a surge of interest from retail traders who have piled into the stock

A fifth of active investors bet on IPOs as recent returns turn attractive

Average retail applications for July IPOs up 2x over 2020, 8x over 2019

'Retail participation in equity market has reached an inflection point'

In spite of a stellar run last year, India's retail participation is around the 4 per cent mark, unlike the US and China, where participation is 32 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively, he said

Sebi revises minimum application value, trading lot for REITs, InvITs

Markets regulator Sebi has reduced the minimum application value of REITs and InvITs, and revised trading lot to one unit for these investment instruments to make them attractive for retail investors

Robinhood Markets fails to get much love from retail investors at debut

Retail investors net bought shares worth $18.9 million in the zero-fee trading platform on its listing day, according to data from Vanda Securities Pte

Retail rush drives mobile trading volumes at BSE, share up 711 bps in a yr

Nearly 20 mn new demat accounts added since March 2020. Meanwhile, share of individual retail investors in NSE's cash market turnover shot up from 39% in FY20 to 45% in FY21

Why retail investors are opting for 'buy-the-dip mentality' in US markets

Retail money fund balances still have $1 trillion versus $643 billion in 2015, according to DataTrek

Retail participation rising in equities on low interest rate: Sebi chief

Retail investors' interest in the Indian securities market has sharply increased to an average of 2.45 mn Demat accounts opened per month during April-June, Sebi chief Ajay Tyagi said on Thursday.

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Retail participation in govt bonds needs reforms

Investors can lock in interest rates for long term with G-secs: Analysts

Direct retail investment facility should lead to better secondary market liquidity in gilts

RBI offers hassle-free trading in govt bonds for retail investors

Online portal will give access to the bond trading platform available for institutional investors; retail investors can also bid for bonds in primary auctions as large institutions do

Retail investors continue to flock to the stock markets, shows data

The penetration has improved substantially with total demat accounts tally jumping 44 per cent from 43 million a year ago