Insightful blogs on Indian and world stock markets, kept simple enough for a 13 year old to understand.https://yashagrwl.com/https://yashagrwl.com/research/india-listed-companies-sorted/https://yashagrwl.com/research/india-listed-companies-sorted/About 4,300 companies are listed on the main boards of NSE and BSE. A few hundred of them make up almost all of the market's value. The typical company is 36 years old, and a third are registered in Maharashtra.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTListed companiesSectorsMarket structurehttps://yashagrwl.com/research/sme-ipo-frenzy-2020-2026/https://yashagrwl.com/research/sme-ipo-frenzy-2020-2026/In India's SME IPO boom, investors bid nearly 100 times the amount on offer. I studied 517 NSE Emerge IPOs and found that the typical one fell well behind the SME market after listing. IPOs with the biggest first-day jumps were among the worst after that.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTIPOsSMERetail investorshttps://yashagrwl.com/research/india-sip-machine/https://yashagrwl.com/research/india-sip-machine/Indians now put ₹32,297 crore a month into mutual funds through SIPs, nearly four times the 2020 level. A simple look at how SIP money became the market's steadiest buyer, whether SIPs work, and what could go wrong.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTSIPMutual fundsRetail investorshttps://yashagrwl.com/research/india-fno-losses/https://yashagrwl.com/research/india-fno-losses/Individual traders lost about ₹3.85 lakh crore in F&O between FY22 and FY26, and roughly 9 in 10 lost money every year. A simple look at SEBI's data on who lost, why, and what changed after the 2024 rules.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTF&OSEBIRetail tradershttps://yashagrwl.com/research/india-demat-boom/https://yashagrwl.com/research/india-demat-boom/India went from 4 crore demat accounts in 2020 to nearly 24 crore in 2026. A simple look at how many real investors that is, how much they put in compared with the 2000s, and who owns the market now.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDematRetail investorsOwnership