Balancing Act: Hedging and Speculation in Client Portfolios

Consider a HNI client who recently moved a portion of their corpus into a Category III Alternative Investment Fund strategy, only to panic during a sharp intraday market correction. When you sit across from them, they...

Navigating Derivative Instruments: A Guide for Mutual Fund Distributors

Consider a situation where a long-term HNI client, currently invested in a large-cap mutual fund, asks you why their portfolio performance seems detached from the index during a period of extreme market volatility. They...

Understanding Market Participants: Hedgers, Speculators, and Arbitrageurs

Consider a scenario where you are reviewing a client’s portfolio in Delhi. The client is worried about a sudden market correction impacting their equity holdings but expresses confusion when you explain that your...