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Launch issue
2 November 2026
Papers with Alpha opens with 124 hand-picked papers and books, 12 reading paths and a starting India section. This week's new arrivals:
Profitability of Individual Traders in the Equity Derivatives Segment (FY25–FY26)
SEBI's newest look at F&O traders (August 2026). Fewer individuals traded in FY26, and the share of loss-makers fell to 87.7%, but those still trading lost slightly more on average.
Trading Behaviour of Individual Traders in the Equity Derivatives Segment (FY25–FY26)
The companion study: who buys and who sells options, how much capital they use, and how losses differ between option buyers and option sellers.
Deep Learning Statistical Arbitrage
Deep Learning Statistical Arbitrage is now published in Management Science (2026).