Investors advised on secure trading practices amid NHAI bid news

HG Infrastructure Engineering emerged as the lowest bidder for National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) projects valued at Rs 14.72 billion. This development is pivotal in the infrastructure sector and reflects the company's competitive edge in securing significant contracts. - Investors are urged to prevent unauthorised transactions in their demat/trading accounts by updating their mobile numbers and email IDs with their stockbrokers or depository Participants. Receiving transaction information directly from exchanges and alerts on registered mobiles for all debits and other critical transactions in demat accounts from NSDL/CDSL is essential. - Know Your Customer (KYC) is a one-time exercise in securities markets. Once completed through a SEBI-registered intermediary (broker, DP, Mutual Fund, etcetera.), individuals need not repeat the process when approaching another intermediary. - In IPO subscriptions, investors do not need to issue cheques; they need to write the bank account number and sign the application form to authorise the bank for payment in case of allotment. This eliminates refund concerns as the money remains in the investor's account. - India Infoline, part of the IIFL Group, is a leading financial services player and a diversified NBFC. The platform provides comprehensive real-time information on Indian corporates, sectors, financial markets, and the economy, featuring industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and trendsetters. Students, academia, corporations, and investors widely follow its research, personal finance, and market tutorial sections. Risk disclosure on derivatives reveals concerning trends among individual traders in the equity Futures and Options Segment. Approximately 9 out of 10 traders faced net losses, averaging close to Rs 50,000 per trader. Moreover, these loss-making traders incurred an additional 28% of net trading losses as transaction costs. Conversely, traders who made net trading profits bore transaction costs ranging from 15% to 50% of their earnings. These statistics underscore the volatility and risk associated with derivatives trading, urging traders to exercise caution and adopt prudent risk management strategies.