Research

The strength of our research lies in in-depth analyses and forward-looking insight. We provide timely information to assist clients in making informed investment decisions.

Our award-winning analysts set industry standards to deliver the most comprehensive reports to clients by making use of data analysis, on-the-ground channel checks and roadshows, plant visits and experts insight combined with macro, asset class, sector and company expertise.

Our analysts collaborate across sectors to identify broader investment opportunities for clients. They use market forecast based on economic data and identify trends in a timely manner based on a long-term perspective.

Alternative Research

Offers content, platforms and tools to evaluate and use alternative data for better decision-making on investment, trading and risk management.

Constantly assesses to provide greater clarity and to effectively combine datasets for a uniquely powerful proposition and actively scans the market for latest content sources.

Fusion of alternate data with traditional sources helps you to optimize portfolios for greater returns. This insight can help you to better manage volatility and risk.

Our Product Stack

No ifs and buts

We believe in presenting bold views without any ifs and buts; vocal and un-equivocal. We believe in owning up to the risk of unambiguous views. So, when we are wrong, we are wrong. The institutional audience has appreciated clarity in our views.

We track and model alternate & derivatives data to identify larger trends. The objective is to get a non-fundamental perspective which captures crowd sentiments and helps identify peaks and troughs. We primarily track 9 data sets:


  • EPFR flows: Track global flow movement of ~134,500 funds with more than USD 50tn in assets (USD 29tn equities, USD 11tn bonds & USD 7tn money market). Flows are categorized as institutional & retail, ETF & non-ETF, large, mid & small caps, value & growth, sectors and countries.
  • Thematic indices: We created the High Beta vs Low Beta Index, Expensive vs Cheap Stocks Index, Leader vs Laggard Index, Best Earnings Growth vs Worst Earnings Growth Index, Penny Stocks vs High Value Index. All these indices are based on Nifty, NSE500 and S&P500 as the parent index as well as adjusted for survivorship bias. They present a holistic picture on crowd movements, time larger trends and inflection points.
  • Mutual fund aggregates: MF ownership categorized into sectors and themes (beta, valuation, value, growth, mid caps and small caps). For eg, historically what % of MF portfolio was invested in high beta stocks.
  • Shareholding trends: Holdings of FII, public, promoters, DII, insurance across sectors and themes
  • Analyst consensus: Rate & breadth of earnings upgrades & downgrades and average upgrades & downgrades in analyst target price for various indices.
  • F&O spreads, rollovers & volatility: Gauging market sentiments through premium of actual spreads vs theoretical spreads for stocks, sectors and overall markets. Volatility spreads and skews. Quantifying market sentiments through premium & discount of roll spreads. Internals on F&O data like % of stocks where futures are trading at a premium or discount, average premium or discount.
  • Primary market issuances: Rate of fresh paper supply as a % of mcap. Rate of absorption vs liquidity.
  • Market internal structures: Our Market Internals framework is a deep-dive into internal accumulation and distribution patterns in identifying important market inflexions and deep data work involving advanced market breadth analytics on a global scale.
  • Relative price trends: outperformance & underperformance of a sector or a theme vs the market. For eg, high beta or low P/E outperformance. Helps in portfolio positioning.

Trading & Dealing

We use a state-of-the-art Order Management System (OMS) and Execution Management System (EMS). Our team caters to the needs for Cash and Derivatives Trades as well as Electronic Trades, which are timely and error-free for our clients. Our experienced Sales Trading team monitors client orders and suggests trading Algo strategies for maximum output.