Post Office Savings Schemes: What Each One Is For
A plain guide to post office savings schemes: RD, time deposits, MIS, senior citizens' scheme, NSC, KVP, PPF and Sukanya Samriddhi, and where they fit beside equity.
TheFinBaba Blog
Guides on Algo Trading, Python & Stock Market
Practical, expert-written guides on algorithmic trading with Python, Demat accounts, F&O strategies, taxation, and everything else Indian traders care about.
All Posts
Stock Market Basics (94)
F&O (91)
Algo Trading (28)
Demat (23)
Mutual Funds (9)
Fees (6)
Basics (5)
How-To (4)
Beginners (3)
SIP (3)
2026 Picks (2)
Open Account (1)
Quick (1)
Review (1)
Zerodha (1)
Intraday (1)
Trading (1)
Students (1)
Kids (1)
NRI (1)
Apps (1)
IPO (1)
Senior Citizens (1)
Women (1)
Retail (1)
Tax (1)
2026 (1)
Comparison (1)
KYC (1)
Selection (1)
Checklist (1)
Strategy (1)
Implied vs Historical Volatility: What the Gap Tells You
Implied versus historical volatility explained: how each is measured, why implied usually sits above realised, how traders use the comparison, and the pitfalls.
Short Selling in India: How It Actually Works
How short selling works in India: why cash-market shorts must be closed the same day, what short delivery means, and longer-term routes through SLB and derivatives.
How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?
How to estimate how much you need to retire: start from real expenses, project inflation, plan for a long life, turn it into a corpus, and close the gap.
Crowded Trades in Options: Why Popular Positions Unwind Hard
What a crowded trade looks like in options, why crowded positions unwind so violently, how to read crowding on the option chain, and how to avoid being last out.
How Options Are Priced
How options are priced, in plain language: intrinsic and time value, the inputs that matter, what pricing models assume, and how implied volatility comes from price.
ELSS Tax-Saving Funds: How They Work and When They Fit
What ELSS funds are, whether they still matter under the new tax regime, how they compare with other tax-saving options, and how to invest without the March rush.
The First 15 Minutes of Trading: Why the Open Is Different
What happens in the first 15 minutes after the market opens, why prices and option premiums are least reliable then, the common traps, and rules for the open.
Delta-Neutral Options: What It Is and What It Isn't
What a delta-neutral position is, how to build one, why it does not stay neutral, the cost of rebalancing, and what it is really a bet on for retail traders.
How Many Stocks Should You Own?
How many stocks you need to diversify away company risk, why sectors matter as much as count, the cost of over-diversifying, and a sensible structure for beginners.
Stop-Loss for Options: What Works and What Does Not
Why a stop-loss for options is harder than for shares, premium versus underlying stops, order mechanics in thin contracts, and when sizing beats stopping.
Holding Options Over the Weekend and Holidays
Do options lose value over the weekend? How time decay over closed days is priced, why weekend selling is not free money, gap risk, and holidays in the week.