Analysis of Intraday Trading by Individuals in Equity Cash Segment

SEBI Department of Economic and Policy Analysis · 2024 · SEBI

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71% of individual intraday traders in the cash market lost money in FY23, rising to 80% for very frequent traders. Under-30s grew to 48% of intraday traders. Based on data from the top 10 brokers.

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Level: Beginner: No prior microstructure or stochastic calculus needed
Horizon: Intraday
Data needed: None to read it; no dataset required Set what data you have
Themes: Microstructure
Assets: Equities
Market: India

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@techreport{sebi2024analysis,
  author = {{SEBI Department of Economic and Policy Analysis}},
  title = {{Analysis of Intraday Trading by Individuals in Equity Cash Segment}},
  institution = {SEBI},
  year = {2024},
  url = {https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi\_data/attachdocs/jul-2024/1721818140715.pdf}
}

SEBI Department of Economic and Policy Analysis (2024). Analysis of Intraday Trading by Individuals in Equity Cash Segment. SEBI. https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebi_data/attachdocs/jul-2024/1721818140715.pdf