Simplify your options & create wealth: Trading coach Vishal B Malkan shares success tips
He set up Malkansview along with his lawyer-turned-trader wife, Meghana.
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Vishal B Malkan, co-author of the book #CASHTAGS and renowned trading coach, began his trading career when he was just 16.
Renowned coach and author Vishal B Malkan and his wife Meghana help break down the jargon of trading options to discover easy alternatives.
Can a layman really make money trading options? Is options trading simple and easy for everyone to understand? Vishal B Malkan, co-author of the book #CASHTAGS and renowned trading coach, began his trading career when he was just 16. “In the year 2000, when options trading began in India, there was not much flurry because most people were not aware of what it was all about. There was jargon involved such as Greeks, volatility, which sounded complicated. It was, therefore, scarcely traded. In the next three to four years, it began gaining momentum,” says Vishal.
Vishal saw the huge potential in options trading. “I started looking out for how to make money in it in an uncomplicated manner. I began learning it, reading books and attending workshops. But everywhere, I ended up learning the Greeks. This scared me, because I have always believed in the value of simplicity in whatever I do. I thought there has to be a simpler way to trade options, other than knowing these Greeks. Thus began the process of discovering a simpler alternative to trade options, based on the indicators that I already knew. I designed a set of strategies, back-tested them and realised that they were working. And I have been using the same strategies successfully since 2011.”
Vishal B Malkan's wife Meghana is a lawyer-turned-trader.
Simple ways to success Having been through numerous ups and downs and after learning from the best trading and investment gurus across the world and reading more than 400 books on the subject, Vishal discovered simple methods that help in successful trading and investing.
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He then set up Malkansview along with his lawyer-turned-trader wife, Meghana, to help thousands of traders and investors to get over the fear of losses and turn them into professional traders. Their training institute has been instrumental in helping people trade systematically using futures and options. It has helped get rid of the fear of trading derivatives. “The most common problem with trading options is the jargon involved, which makes it complicated for a layman to understand,” says Meghana.
At his training programs, Vishal teaches various strategies to trade for short as well as long term, via equity and derivatives (futures and options). “Most people make money when the markets are in an uptrend and a few also do so when the markets trend down (by shorting). The beauty of trading options is that you can make money even while the markets are not trended, by using options writing strategies,” says Vishal. He says that the main advantages are: 1. Works in all market conditions. 2. It’s perfect for stocks that are consolidating or trading sideways. 3. You can even setup trades so that they are “non-directional”. 4. It’s easier to know your targets and exits.
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The cover of #CASHTAGS.
Malkansview, one of India’s largest organisers of seminars and workshops on stock trading and investing, is also trying to reach out to more people through their live webinars and online programs. They are conducting a special seminar on July 13.
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Options Trading Simplified Where: Davanam Sarovar Portico, Hosur Road, Opp Madiwala Police Station, Bengaluru When: July 13, from 5 pm to 8.30 pm Regular Price: Rs 5,000, Special Offer: Rs 1,499 This offer is valid for first 100 participants only
For details, please call: 9821618517 Or visit www.malkanseminar.com
Azim Premji, Indra Nooyi & Jack Ma: Farewell Notes By Business Leaders That Struck A Chord
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In his final letter to Wipro employees, Azim Premji, who recently announced his retirement, wrote: “Leading Wipro from 1966 till now has been the greatest privilege of my life.”
Here are some other memorable words from departing CEOs.
(Text: Shannon Tellis)
In his final letter to Wipro employees, Azim Premji, who recently announced his retirement, wrote: “Leading Wipro from 1966 till now has been the greatest privilege of my life.”
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“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.”
These were the opening lines of Steve Jobs’s resignation letter in 2011 informing the board that he was stepping down as chief executive. Jobs, who had been suffering from pancreatic cancer at the time, read this letter out at one of the company’s board meetings where he recommended that Tim Cook be appointed his successor. Jobs passed away a few weeks later.
“I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.”
These we..
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“Think hard about time. We have so little of it on this earth.”
When Indra Nooyi stepped down as CEO last year, she reminded employees to be lifelong students and good listeners. One of the lessons she recalled from her own career was to be more mindful of time. “I’ve been blessed with an amazing career, but if I’m being honest, there have been moments I wish I’d spent more time with my children and family,” she wrote.
“Think hard about time. We have so little of it on this earth.”
When Indra Nooyi stepped down as CEO last year, she reminded employees to be lifelong students and good listeners. One of the lessons..
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“My biggest regrets are the moments that I let a lack of data override my intuition on what’s best for our customers.”
When he was fired in 2013 from a company he co-founded, Andrew Mason sent employees a memo saying, “If you are wondering why... you haven’t been paying attention.”
In his memo to the ‘People of Groupon’, Mason took responsibility for the company’s lacklustre performance, controversial metrics, poor stock price and offered employees one last bit of advice. “This leadership change gives you some breathing room to break bad habits and deliver sustainable customer happiness — don’t waste the opportunity!” he wrote.
“My biggest regrets are the moments that I let a lack of data override my intuition on what’s best for our customers.”
When he was fired in 2013 from a company he co-founded, Andrew Mason sent empl..
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“I’m brimming with nostalgia, gratitude and optimism.”
When Verizon acquired Yahoo in 2017, then Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer penned an email informing the employees of her exit. She reflected on her five years with the company and the milestones they achieved for each stakeholder group, signing off the email with a celebratory “Yaho-o-oo!” (Image: Reuters)
“I’m brimming with nostalgia, gratitude and optimism.”
When Verizon acquired Yahoo in 2017, then Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer penned an email informing the employees of her exit. She reflected on her f..
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“At 48, I am no longer young for the Internet business.”
In January 2013, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced he was stepping down as chief executive of the Chinese e- commerce group. In his letter to the employees, he hinted that the decision was part of a larger company-wide change that would allow younger employees to take up leadership mantles. “It’s not because I wanted to take things easy,” he wrote. “It’s because I see that Alibaba’s young people have better, more brilliant, dreams than mine, and they are more capable of building a future that belongs to them.”
“At 48, I am no longer young for the Internet business.”
In January 2013, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced he was stepping down as chief executive of the Chinese e- commerce group. In his letter t..
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“After much contemplation, I have decided to leave because the distractions, the very public noise around us, have created an untenable atmosphere.”
In August 2017, Vishal Sikka resigned as CEO citing “unrelenting, baseless/malicious and increasingly personal attacks”. In a long letter posted on his blog, Sikka detailed the challenges he faced when he took the helm in 2014 and also gave employees some words of wisdom. “However difficult the noise of the last several months has been, I wouldn’t trade our time together for anything,” he wrote.
“After much contemplation, I have decided to leave because the distractions, the very public noise around us, have created an untenable atmosphere.”
In August 2017, Vishal Sikka resigned as CEO cit..
