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Just how many options actually expire worthless?
We examine how options finished at the end of each monthly expiry from August 2021 onward.
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How are the top nifty gainers of 2021 performing in 2022?
We examine whether the top 15 nifty gainers of the last year are continuing to outperform the other nifty stock this year
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Which of these indices has provided the highest returns over the years?
Returns and CAGRs of several BSE and NSE indices over several years
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Biggest gainers of the last 25 years
See the 20 biggest gainers in the 25 years from May 31, 1996 to May 28, 2021. The sensex has gone up 13.8 times during that interval.
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5-year performance of the 50 nifty stocks
The current 50 nifty stocks are ranked by their returns over the last five years (3 May 2016 to 3 May 2021). The stocks are arranged by their performance rank, and the sensex, nifty, nifty 500 and the bank nifty also included to show how they compared with stocks.
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Top 30 nifty 500 gainers since March 23, 2020
See the 30 biggest gainers from the nifty 500 from March 23, 2020 to April 30, 2021. March 23, 2020 was the date the sensex bottomed out at 25,981.24.
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What we know about the so-called "double mutant" COVID-19 variant first discovered in India
This post summarises what we know (so far) about Lineage B.1.617, the so-called "double mutant" COVID-19 variant first discovered in India in October last year. Of particular concern are two questions - is it responsible for the rapid escalation of the virus in India, and are vaccines effective against it.
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The Guardian's top footballers of 2020 is out. Haaland jumps to No 6.
The Guardian has published its list of the 100 top football players which is picked by their panel at the end of every year. Polish player Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich tops the list, followed by Messi and Ronaldo. 20-year old goal-scoring sensation Norwegian Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund has vaulted his way to the sixth spot.
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Cause for concern as China plans to build another dam on the Brahmaputra just 30km from the Indian border
China has plans to build another dam on the Brahmaputra in Medog, just 30km along its border with India in Arunachal Pradesh. The dam is to be built to generate three times as much power as the controversial Three Gorges Dam - where flooding had caused considerable concern earlier in 2020, with fears that the dam could break.
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Hacking group Cozy Bear, apparently backed by Russia, infected 18,000 US companies and parts of the government back in March. The hack went undetected until December
Hacking group Cozy Bear, apparently backed by Russian government agencies, hacked 18,000 US companies and parts of the US government using vulnerabilities in Microsoft, SolarWinds and VMWare.
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The new strain of covid-19 has spooked the markets. Here's a summary of what's happening, and possible outcomes
The discovery in the UK of a new covid-19 mutation which spreads 70% more rapidly has caused equity markets worldwide to tank sharply, with the sensex and European indices among the worst hit. Crude Oil, Airline stocks and the British Pound were also among the hardest hit assets.
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Is it a good idea to take more than one type of covid-19 vaccine?
With five covid-19 vaccines already deployed, and over 200 in development, an individual may be able to choose more than one of these - once the initial backlog is cleared. There have been no scientific studies on whether such an action would provide greater immunity, but it is generally believed it would - not unlike the booster shots which are already being given in more familiar vaccines.
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Loss-making Airbnb surges from IPO price of $68 to $144 on debut, becomes twice the size of the world's largest hotel group Marriott
Airbnb had a spectacular debut on NASDAQ, with the stock surging from its IPO price of $68 to a closing of $144.71 on Thursday (December 10). As a result, loss-making Airbnb now has a valuation of $86 billion, making it twice the size of the world's largest hotel group Marriott.
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Argument is sometimes futile, and how to win one
You have no chance convincing people who have a deep-rooted belief in something - even though facts and logic show that they are completely wrong. At the same time, we do need to argue to make our case on several occasions, and neuroscience and psychology provide some useful tactics to get one's point across.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Mars program on track to put humans on the red planet with a successful Starship SN8 test flight - despite explosion
Elon Musk's SpaceX declared their Starship SN8 test flight to be a success, even though it exploded while attempting to land. The rocket is a prototype of the craft that will fly to Mars, land there, and return in 2024. It will eventually carry humans to the planet. <p class="p-2 border-bottom border-warning"></p>