Listed markets
Public Markets
Learn how listed companies, bonds, funds and derivatives are analysed—without confusing a price quote for understanding.
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6 guides. 30 connected topics.
Every topic below links to a substantial, indexable section inside a complete pillar guide.
Equities
- Common & preferred shares→
- Market capitalisation→
- Growth, value & quality→
- Factor & thematic investing→
- Emerging & developed markets→
Company analysis
- Financial statements→
- Cash conversion→
- ROE, ROCE & ROIC→
- Operating leverage→
- Governance & capital allocation→
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Research and explainers.
BSE Sensex Rallies, Crashes & Recoveries
Seven major Sensex reversals—from the 1992 securities scam to COVID—analysed through valuation, earnings, liquidity, leverage, integrity and policy.
Public Equity Investing — Complete Guide
A grounded framework for understanding listed shares, business quality and valuation.
IRR vs MOIC
Two return measures, one crucial difference: time.
3 selected cases · evidence first
Outcomes that worked—and those that did not.
Use the real result to pressure-test the guide: chronology, economics, stakeholder outcomes and primary sources are shown inside every file.
Open the selected cases →HDFC–HDFC Bank: testing a strategic merger after the applause
A source-led case study of the HDFC merger: the promised logic, the post-merger operating evidence, the balance-sheet trade-offs and the measures investors should keep testing.
Read the case →What workedTata Technologies IPO: an exit event is not the same as fresh capital
What the Tata Technologies offer documents reveal about an offer for sale, selling shareholders, concentration risk and the difference between company financing and owner liquidity.
Read the case →What fell shortSEBI's F&O study: the missing denominator behind trading success stories
A close reading of SEBI's FY22–FY24 equity-derivatives study, the ₹1.8 lakh crore loss base rate and what it changes about edge, costs, leverage and position sizing.
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