Who Else Is in the Market
The other players on the other side of your trade — and what they want.
Lessons
- Retail Investors vs InstitutionsYou versus the funds — different sizes, horizons, and information. Know who you trade against.
- FIIs & DIIs: The Big MoneyForeign and domestic institutions move the index. How to read their daily flows.
- Market Makers & Liquidity ProvidersThe participants who are always willing to quote a price — and how they earn the spread.
- Promoters, Insiders & Their HoldingsWhy what the owners do with their own shares is one of the loudest signals you can read.
- SEBI: The RefereeThe regulator that writes and enforces the rules so the game stays fair.