Firstock

@SunderjiJB @Raghavan0054 Thanks for recommending

@Raghavan0054 There are many new age brokers based out of Bangalore who have very good API & low latency. Ex -@firstockbroking

50% cash or cash equivalent needed for intraday trades in Zerodha from 1-April ? Or each orders cost 40rs ? Need clarity in this space. SEBI has not mandated this rule b.t.w

There is a lot of talk around broker margin lately. Here’s what you actually need to know. Before Sep 2021, 50:50 cash and collateral margin was managed at broker level. Now it’s strictly at the client level. Reason is simple: one client’s cash cannot be used to support another client’s collateral. As per regulation, minimum 50% margin has to be in cash or cash equivalents. This applies to both intraday and carry forward positions. If you’re taking positions only using stock collateral, the cash portion is effectively being funded by the broker. Example: Assume Nifty futures margin is ₹1.75L Required cash = ₹87.5K If you have ₹60K, there is a shortfall of ₹27.5K That gap is funded by the broker, by blocking their own capital If this is not maintained, RRM will step in and positions can be cut. Important point: Some brokers were already strict about this. Others, especially cash-rich brokers, allowed intraday trades without enforcing the 50% cash at client level and charged interest only for carry forward position. But in both the cases, the cash portion was effectively being funded by the broker at the clearing corporation level using his money Clients can also track their collateral (cash and non-cash) through the portals provided by NSE and BSE Clearing Limited.

Copper just broke out of a 14-year range. India's per capita consumption is still one-fifth of the global average. India consumes 0.6 kg of copper per person per year. The global average is 3.2 kg. An EV needs 3–4× more copper than a petrol car. One PSU holds 45% of India's copper reserves and just got its key clearances after years of waiting. Full deep dive 👇 youtu.be/aOf9AGfXwNY

Yesterday we hosted a focus group with 12 traders to understand their trading workflows and what they actually need from a trading app without unnecessary clutter. The conversation was extremely insightful. We received several practical inputs and many of these ideas will start reflecting in our upcoming releases. We plan to make these focus groups a regular exercise. Our goal is simple to build platforms that genuinely make a difference for traders. And there’s really no better way to improve a trading platform than hearing directly from the traders who use it every single day.

The future of AI won’t just be written in code. It will be built with steel, silicon, and megawatts. That means gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure, massive GPU clusters, and billions in investment. And one unexpected company is right at the center of it: Larsen & Toubro Here’s what’s really happening 👇 ▶️ youtu.be/hSFqx88Cjvs

We’re hosting a focus group with Firstock customers in Bangalore. The idea is simple understand how you actually use the app, what slows you down, and what can be simplified. We’ll also show you some new developments we’re building around trading platforms and how broking apps may evolve to serve everything in one place. Transport will be sponsored, followed by snacks and tea. If you’d like to be part of shaping the product, register below: forms.gle/jTqWpk66UMfPAb…

Today we had a one day workshop conducted by @firstockbroking We had a wonderful session with 150+ traders joining us. The response was truly overwhelming. The event was originally planned for around 100 participants with invitation, but seeing the interest, we had to increase the seating capacity at the last moment. Thank you all for showing up and making the session so lively. I hope I was able to add some value to your trading journey. Grateful for the enthusiasm and engagement from everyone who attended. We’ll be planning similar sessions in more cities soon, and I look forward to meeting many more of you there.

@saketh1998 @itzz_me_sid The @firstockbroking app is truly built with modern tech—user-friendly and risk-focused. India's next big investment platform! 📈 ​#Trading #Investing #Firstock #StockMarketIndia #FinTech

India's 5th largest company by market cap is now a PSU bank. Let that sink in. We broke down every number from SBI's Q3 results so you don't have to 👇 youtu.be/uZOZLfDGR5Y

We are conducting a 1-Day Offline Seminar in Chennai this weekend. In this session, we will be covering in detail how we are trading equities and options for 2026. the exact approach, structure, and thought process we are using in the current market environment. This is a completely free event, as part of the educational initiative from Firstock. However, to truly benefit from what we are sharing, I would strongly recommend attending only if you have a trading capital of ₹10 Lakhs or above. The frameworks discussed will be most relevant for traders operating at that scale. This is a fully structured learning program no random topics, no generic theory. Everything is organized step-by-step with practical implementation. If you are interested, please sign up using the link below. exly.live/o0OPad Seats are limited. Venue: Hotel Ambica Empire, Chennai Date: 07-March-2026 Cost: Free

We’ve been getting repeated requests to make market tracking simpler and more practical for equity investors. So we’ve added two powerful new features inside the app: 1. You can now track Top Gainers, Top Losers, 52 Week High, 52 Week Low, and Most Active stocks all filtered index-wise, so you see what’s moving where, instantly. 2. We’ve also introduced a Market Heatmap for Sectors and Indices. It shows real-time market movement over your selected time period, highlights the Advance-Decline ratio and list, and even displays the top ETFs under each index and sector— making stock and ETF picking much easier. You can start using it live on Firstock today.

If you trade Options, you MUST understand PCR. High PCR ≠ always bearish. Low PCR ≠ always bullish. Context matters. Positioning matters. Discipline matters. we explained how to use PCR the right way in the latest video. Link below 👇 youtu.be/gcqBK2QTWFI Retweet if you believe in rule-based trading.

Broking business in India has been on a structural uptrend for the last decade, market size growing from ~20,000 Cr in 2019 to ~55,000 in 2025 2020 was a turning point. The lockdown phase brought in a massive wave of first-time traders. Retail participation exploded, and the real fuel behind this boom was F&O trading. High volumes in derivatives directly translated into strong revenue growth for discount brokers. Then came 2024. With multiple regulatory changes, F&O activity started stagnating and eventually saw a dip. Volumes cooled off. For a while, it looked like the growth engine had slowed down. But the industry found another lever: MTF. The Margin Trading Facility book today stands at nearly ₹1.2 lakh crore. At 12-15% annual interest, that alone adds roughly ₹15,000 crore in revenue to brokers. What looked like a slowdown in derivatives was partially offset by the expansion of funded positions. Overall, the industry has compounded at 15%+ CAGR over the last few years. And the runway still looks long. If F&O activity revives, MTF books continue to scale, and segments like MCX see higher participation, the next growth rate for brokers might continue for the next few years

₹73,000+ crore order book. 29% EBITDA margin. ₹5.94 lakh crore defence allocation. The Indian defence story isn’t hype anymore — it’s execution. Here’s how it’s transforming into a long-term economic engine. Defence is becoming a high-tech growth engine — and BEL sits at the center of it. Full breakdown 👇 youtu.be/C9iZ0aTAd9E #IndianDefence #BEL #UnionBudget2026 #IndiaGrowth

Traders don't blow up because they don't know trading. They blew up because of negative skewness. When strategies give small, consistent profits, high win rate, smooth equity curve, it feels safe. To boost these small gains, when we use leverage, one "Black Swan" event can wipe out decades of profit Here are two unknown examples: 1. Bill Hwang (Archegos Capital) Bill Hwang turned $200 million into a $20 billion fortune over nearly a decade. He was known for having an incredibly high tolerance for risk and picking massive winning tech stocks like Netflix and Amazon early. Hwang used a financial instrument called Total Return Swaps to take on roughly 5x leverage without publicly disclosing his holdings. In March 2021, a minor decline in Viacom CBS stock triggered a margin call. Because he was so leveraged he couldn't put up the cash. Hwang lost the entire $20 billion in 2 days. 2. Brian Hunter (Amaranth Advisors) Brian Hunter was a star energy trader who had generated billions in profits. He turned Amaranth Advisors into a $9 billion hedge fund. He was viewed as a math wizard who understood natural gas weather patterns better than anyone. Hunter placed a massive bet that natural gas prices would rise in the winter, entered a spread trade. The trade itself wasn't illogical, but his position size was the mistake. NG prices started to drop. Because Hunter held such a massive percentage of the open interest in natural gas futures, he couldn't sell his position without crashing the price further. Amaranth lost $6.6 billion in a matter of weeks, destroying the entire firm.

A major tech disruption happened at the beginning of the 21st century. There was a lot of chatter that technology would completely disrupt the job market and wipe out employment. It did impact certain areas, especially manufacturing jobs. But overall, innovation ended up creating more jobs, not fewer. If you look at the data year on year, and even across every 5-year period, the total number of jobs has only increased. Jobs were added, not cut down. The same logic applies today with AI. AI will expand the use of technology into industries that never used tech before. Yes, it may disrupt old roles and create new ones. The people who resist change or refuse to adapt are the ones who will be left behind.

Saying India is the largest derivatives market is like saying a kirana store is bigger than a luxury mall because it prints more bills. India and the US derivatives markets look similar, but the reality is very different. India trades a huge number of derivative contracts because contract sizes are small and retail participation is very high. Activity looks massive, but the actual money involved per trade is limited. The US trades fewer contracts, but each one carries much higher value because institutions dominate the market. So even with lower volumes, the total value and risk are far bigger in the US. Lots of small tickets versus fewer big ones. India leads in volume, the US leads in value and value is what really matters.

We started Firstock in 2021. Completely Bootstrapped. Trying to build a brokerage from zero was not easy with no cash to burn, we focused only on support to traders and building better technology. It required focus, long hours, and patience. We have been profitable from day one as we have no liberty to burn cash. We spent zero on marketing. Still, today we process 20-25,000 orders every day. We have 20000 registered accounts and more than 6,000 traders actively use Firstock. All came only through word of mouth. Now we are moving to the next phase. By the end of this quarter, we are adding Algo trading and AI tools to Firstock. We recently held a long team meeting to map out the execution. Our goal is to ensure these tools actually help a trader’s bottom line, rather than just adding noise. Please leave your thoughts and suggestions for our platform in the comments. I am reading all of them.

The 10-minute delivery war is over. Now begins the wallet war. Blinkit sells iPhones. Swiggy sells toys. Reliance is building the Everything Store. This video explains why speed no longer matters 👇 youtu.be/WDBbcrfmdeA

Real risk in markets doesn’t arrive gradually. It shows up as one gap, one session, one move IV never priced in. By the time you see it, it’s already done the damage. This isn’t about predicting the move. It’s about understanding what happens when the move is already here. Here’s why 👇 youtu.be/9h2lTiS9UfA