Market braces for final act in the political drama
With the Samajwadi Party deciding not to support a minority Congress Government at the Centre, stock prices crashed in the midsession only to recover towards the end, as the political drama in Delhi took a new turn.

Offering an insurance cover for stock indices
New products mean new risk. If a stock index goes wrong today, index-based funds will face the loss and, when index-based derivatives are introduced, the risk will be widespread. So what's the way out? Insure the stock indices themselves.

The risk element in timing the market
The recent volatility, with free falls and sharp gains in the stock markets has created panic among the new set of investors, just beginning to enjoy the gains of equity funds. Hence, this revisit to the subject to put the record straight.

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