Free Guides for Indian F&O Traders
Research, checklists, and frameworks based on SEBI data and NSE statistics. Enter your email to download — no account required.
Anatomy of an Indian F&O Loss
What SEBI's FY24 Study Really Shows
A plain-English breakdown of the January 2025 SEBI study on individual F&O trader performance — covering who's losing, why transaction costs are a bigger drag than most realize, and what the profitable 9% have in common.
- ✓91.1% of F&O traders lost money in FY2024 (SEBI data)
- ✓Average ₹1.15 lakh annual loss per loss-maker
- ✓Transaction cost breakdown — the hidden drag
- ✓5-point survival framework derived from the data
The Indian F&O Pre-Trade Checklist
12-Point Reference — Print & Pin by Your Screen
A single A4 landscape printable checklist covering market context, expiry awareness, position sizing, setup quality, execution, and personal rules. Designed specifically for Indian F&O — includes expiry-day cautions and STT cost hurdle checks.
- ✓12 checks across 6 categories
- ✓Expiry-day and VIX awareness built in
- ✓Position sizing and cost hurdle checks
- ✓Personal rules enforcement (daily loss limit, revenge trading)
Muhurat Trading Guide
For Indian Retail F&O Traders
A data-driven guide to the Diwali Muhurat trading session. Covers session mechanics, what historical NSE/BSE data shows about session returns, structural risks unique to the compressed 1-hour window, and a risk management framework.
- ✓Session history, mechanics, and timing
- ✓Historical NIFTY session return patterns
- ✓Liquidity, sentiment, and overnight risk explained
- ✓Full risk framework for the 1-hour window
These guides are published by TradeDNA — a post-trade behavioural journal for Indian retail traders. All statistics come from publicly available SEBI and NSE data.No investment advice. No buy/sell signals. No price targets.