My main trades are based on events / results. I mostly play with options and i almost always hedge it when shorting stock options or short options which goes along wiht my long options.
For me 20 lakh is the ideal capital , like we can play on max 4 stocks ( esp during result time ) , and throw 5L on each stock.
Other than that i am trying intraday in Bank Nifty , safe to say we need 10 lakh . Feel 25 lots are needed to do it seriosuly.
I trade three markets. Stocks/Index, Currencies, Commodities. My favourite is currencies where my win rate is better. Just started with commodity. Looks good. I trade option strategies on Stock/indexes. Futures on Currency / Commodity. I trade different markets to avoid co-relation risk associated with trading in single market.
My capital is around 10L. Looks sufficient. However i am relatively new to the trading, Just little more than a year. My focus right now is consistency. I would like to focus on consistency for another year or so by which time I hope it to become a habit.
Consistency is more important than capital. In fact adding more capital before getting a grip on trading psychology, strategy and consistency is dangerous. I feel achieving all these three attributes require successful trading for about couple of years.
I usually trade in Nifty 50 and Next 50 stocks. When then are available at lower price, I could buy them. Definitely after some days, they will reach my target n exit with a handsome profit. Mostly I prefer to buy PSU’s. @Tintin
I trade only bank-nifty options intraday only on days when my system allows
i prefer only buying ce / pe and limit myself to 1-2 lots, as i have given myself a time to be in the limit. for this one needs max 10k.
sometimes i buy equities also, but not more that 1 qty, as neither i get it much nor intrested enough to trade in bulk
the best thing for which i came to options is, if market give a huge reverse one can loose maximum 50% - 75% of premium (as past data shows) in intraday.
but in futures all the points market reversed.
like i bought a ce @ 50, and market crashes 200 points, the ce will come to min 20-30 if not an expiry, means a loss of 20-30 points
but in future one will loose 200 points
I find 25-30k Capital is Sufficient to Generate Consistent Profit from Market in Intraday.
If Someone have around 10 Lakhs in the trading account and He/she Don’t wanna use the Leverage He/she can easily Make Profit of 20-25k in Stock (Even More) Per Trading sessions.
And Yes, Don’t forget Loss is a Part of Trading.
No one can avoid Loss, All you can do is Cut the loss at Minimum Levels.
We all Know it’s a Zero sum Game.
After A Good Profitable day I Never trade Next Day.
I trade stock (both intraday and swing) and stock options. For stocks it is mostly BO and options it is NRML order. A lakh in capital for this is good enough to build on and grow it. I follow indicators and maintain stop loss.
I mostly trade Forex majors and occasionally gold. In terms of capital, it really depends on your risk per trade. Even a smaller account can work if position sizing is disciplined.
