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Who Can Benefit from This Business Model? Real-World Use Cases

  India’s options market is no longer just a speculative playground. With the right model, it can offer consistent returns, diversification, and even passive income. Below are three real-world cases where individuals and families can capitalize on this opportunity: Case 1: Real Estate Investors Seeking Better Cash Flow Individuals planning to invest in real estate can consider option trading systems as an alternative or complementary asset class. Unlike real estate, which has high entry barriers and low liquidity , option trading requires lower capital and offers high liquidity with periodic cash flow . With a well-tested model, this can become a passive income stream , while also serving as a diversification tool in an investment portfolio. ✅ Real estate gives capital appreciation; options trading adds monthly/weekly income. But with pledged margin against mutual funds / stocks gives both capital appreciation + periodic income. Case 2: Family Office / Individual wi...

My Live & Past Performance :

Current Live performance :   After taking a break from trading for about a year in 2024, I resumed in April 2025 with an updated positional model, now focused entirely on manual trading without relying on algorithms. Between May and June 2025, the market saw turbulent events: Operation Sindhoor Iran–Israel tension Russia–Ukraine escalation China–USA trade war Despite the ch aos,  no ne of my trades went against the gaps.  And this sign gives more confident to take higher risks in coming days.  Trading Instrument : Nifty & Sensex weekly options  Live Verified P&L of Zerodha from April, 2025  :   Click here Monthly Performance (Excel) of above account :  Click here 📊 Risk & Return Profile ✅ Adjustable Risk : Conservative traders can operate at 1% per expiry; aggressive setups can go up to 2%. 📈 Expected ROI: On average, the model delivers 50%-80%  annual returns, assuming 1–2% risk per expiry.  Higher risk per expir...

Evolution of Indian Option Markets & Timeline of SEBI Regulations Impacting Indian Derivatives Market (2020–2025)

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 One of the key reasons for the explosive growth of options trading in India is the higher option premiums compared to markets like the US and China. In countries like China, Japan, and South Korea , strict regulations limit retail participation in F&O markets. But in India, there are no such restrictions — retail traders, proprietary desks, institutional funds, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNIs) have all actively embraced algorithmic trading . As a result, trading volumes have skyrocketed. In fact, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has witnessed a staggering 3,400% increase in options trading volume over just six years , positioning it as the global leader in options trading by volume . The Indian options market underwent a massive transformation between 2020 and 2025, driven largely by regulatory changes from SEBI and evolving exchange dynamics. Here’s a quick timeline of major developments: Feb 2021 – FinNifty Introduced NSE launched the Financial Services index...

My Journey from Engineering to Algorithmic Trading – A Decade of Lessons

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Hi, I’m Midhun Rahul from Tamil Nadu. I graduated from SSN College of Engineering in 2013 and began my career with HCL Technologies . After a few years in the corporate world, I stepped into the exciting — and often brutal — world of options trading in 2018. From 2018 to 2021, I was burning through my capital, paying my dues to the market while learning the deep mechanics of price action. It was a period of relentless learning, trial and error, and yes — some painful losses. By 2021, with the advent of algorithmic trading platforms and backtesting tools , I made a shift. I teamed up with a group of skilled coders and began building high-performance option trading systems. We focused on weekly options in Nifty and Bank Nifty . This led to the formation of an LLP named "Algobyte" , where I actively managed a corpus of nearly ₹10 crore, spread across 25–30 client accounts. From 2021 to mid-2023, things were smooth. We delivered 50–60% annual ROI with a minimal drawdown of 4–...