Most investors lose money chasing options, intraday trades, and tips. We teach you how wealth is actually built — the boring, honest, and permanent way.
After real losses, real credentials, and real research — here is our honest assessment of what works and what doesn't for retail investors in India.
SEBI data is unambiguous — 90% of F&O participants lose money. The 10% who profit hand over 50%+ of their gains in charges and commissions. Options are instruments for hedging and institutional price discovery, not retail income generation. We teach the mechanics so you're not exploited — not so you trade them for income.
SEBI: 90% of traders loseTransaction costs and taxes create an insurmountable structural disadvantage. The Brazilian daytrader study followed 19,000 traders — only 3% were consistently profitable over 2 years. Algo trading at retail scale has no consistent edge. HFTs have microsecond advantages you cannot beat. This isn't opinion — it's replicable data.
3% consistent profitability — Academic researchIdentify quality businesses with genuine moats. Wait for pullbacks to EMAs, support zones, or liquidity sweeps. Hold with conviction. Let compounding work. Use the 50-week and 200-week EMA as your only sell discipline. This is boring. It is also correct. Every credible long-term wealth builder has arrived at this conclusion.
Compounding + time = the only retail edgeFor those who don't want to pick individual stocks — quality mutual funds through disciplined SIPs remain one of the most powerful wealth-building tools available. Set it. Stay with it. Don't check it every week. The biggest risk isn't market volatility — it's your own behaviour when markets fall.
15yr+ SIP in quality fund = 12–15% CAGR historicallyReal understanding, not false confidence. Every course is designed to make you a better investor — not a more active trader.
Why most people never build investable capital — and how to fix that. Not about saving money. About structuring your finances to deploy capital intelligently when opportunities arise.
How options actually work, how they're priced, and how institutions use them. We'll also show you exactly why SEBI data proves retail can't sustainably profit from options trading. Knowledge that protects.
Not finding a new position every week. Finding quality stocks every quarter, understanding their price structure, and entering with discipline. The honest approach to positional trading.
Learn how to read businesses, not just balance sheets. Understand what makes a compounding machine, how to value it sensibly, and how to build a portfolio that grows while you sleep.
Live cohorts with real-time market analysis, assignments, portfolio building sessions, lifetime doubt clearance, and 2 years of research + portfolio service bundled in. For serious learners only.
Monthly equity research and weekly watchlist updates — no tips, just framework-based analysis you can understand and act on. Swing and positional ideas only. No F&O.
A focused 60-minute 1-on-1 session. Share your current portfolio, allocation, and goals. Get an honest assessment of what's working, what isn't, and a clear recommended action plan. No upselling.
I spent years doing what every finance YouTube channel told me would work — options, intraday, swing trades, overnight positions in iron condors. I held positions through gap opens. I lost capital to whipsaws I couldn't predict even when I was directionally correct.
Then I read the SEBI data. Then I looked at what investors who actually built wealth — not those who talk about it — were doing consistently. The conclusion was uncomfortable and liberating at once. Caplyst exists to share that conclusion honestly.
Sanchita manages the Caplyst Invest vertical — goal-based mutual fund investing for those who want a simpler, disciplined path to wealth. Background in EdTech and team leadership. MFD licensed. Zero commission-driven advice.
Himanshu Soni is NISM Certified as Research Analyst and Investment Advisor. SEBI RA registration is currently in process. All content is for educational purposes only. Investments in securities markets are subject to market risk. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Please consult your financial advisor before investing.
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