CEO speak

May 12, 2020

Broking business should focus on getting platforms robust and self-reliant, says Prakarsh Gagdani of 5paisa.com

The recent fall in the equity market due to the coronavirus pandemic has seen new investors pump in more money, while brokers are focussing on getting robust and self-reliant on their platforms, said Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO of 5paisa.com.

May 10, 2020

Why investor behaviour witnessed a major shift despite coronavirus-led steep fall

As we all know that the world is witnessing one of the worst healthcare crises in the history of humankind, the aftermath would be us facing the worst economic crises in the last entire century.

May 5, 2020

Uncertainty creates volatility, here’s what investors could do to dodge the crisis

As uncertainty looms large, volatility again jumped 28% on Monday as equity markets resumed trading after a long weekend.

May 04, 2020

The Market Podcast | Sell in 2020 and come back in 2021: Prakarsh Gagdani

Spread of COVID-19 pushed investors to safe havens such as Gold, and treasuries, Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO, 5paisa.com said in ‘The Market Podcast’ with Moneycontrol.

April 08, 2020

Ideal retail investment strategy to navigate current market volatility

Once these scenarios improve, India is expected to bounce back faster and better as compared to the US and the European nations.

March 25, 2020

Expert: Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO, 5paisa.com

5paisa.com has about 5 lakh customers, and barring 5–10 people who are required to carry out critical operations, rest of the company is working from home.

March 23, 2020

ET Markets podcast

This is Saloni Goel from ETMarkets.com and I have with me Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO of one of India's top most discount broking firm 5Paisa to discuss the state of the market, how to best navigate this choppiness and how Sebi curbs have affected Dalal Street.

November 27, 2019

Traders’ Diary: Nifty's FY20 valuation at 22 times not cheap

The market touching all-time high is a clear reflection of expectations of continued reforms by the government, especially with regards to critical issues such as disinvestment and labour reform.

November 25, 2019

Karvy incident puts credibility of broking community at risk: Prakarsh Gagdani, 5paisa

While talking to ET, our CEO Prakarsh Gagdani said, “This is an unfortunate incident but it is more of an isolated one.”

October 31, 2019

India not moving towards zero brokerage fee regime, & why

Our CEO - Prakarsh Gagdani speaks on how rise in discount brokers has helped the overall market to expand by penetrating into tier 2 and tier 3 cities.

August 28, 2019

Emerging startups find their big picture in web videos

Our CEO - Prakarsh Gagdani speaks on how videos are emerging as the preferred way to communicate with customers.

July 30, 2019

How to bid through UPI-backed ASBA for IPOs

This move is to push all payments for IPOs through digital means, says CEO of 5paisa.com, Prakarsh Gagdani.

July 29, 2019

Alert! Retail investors must use this UPI option to be allowed to invest in IPOs

I think this is an extremely positive move. This will be an important step towards making IPOs completely digital and paperless - Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO.

July 19, 2019

Podcast: Market down in the dumps. So why this rush to open demat accounts?

Discount broking as a trend has caught up fast with the cost-conscious average Indian investor.

July 06, 2019

Discount broking taking equity culture across the country

Discount broking firms are helping in spreading the equity culture in the country with most first-time investors, especially millennials opting for such technology-based platforms. - Prakarsh Gagdani

June 19, 2019

5 Investment Trends Of Millennials

Data shows that millennials prefer investing in equities. However, most of their equity investments are through systematic investment plans in mutual funds,” said Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO 5paisa.com

Nov 23, 2018

Is this really a good time to go value hunting in the stock market?

Data from Association of Mutual Funds in India shows unabated fund flow through Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) month after month unaffected by high volatility on the bourses.

July 27, 2018

Prakarsh Gagdani is a thought-leader in Indian broking industry, and is known for bringing in a lot of innovations in broking, discount broking, robo-banking and fin-tech space.

Feb 13, 2018

We are delighted and honoured to announce that 5paisa Capital Limited has won 'Digital Startup Of The Year 2017' award at World Digital Marketing Congress for being the fastest growing Digital Financial Company by offering a fully digitized platform to our customers.

Oct 20, 2017

Nifty could record 15-17% return in Samvat 2074 — 5 wealth-creating ideas

Prakarsh Gagdani, Chief Executive Officer of IIFL Group subsidiary 5paisa Capital, said in an interview to Moneycontrol that he is optimistic about the market in Samvat 2074 and sees the Nifty giving returns of 15-17 percent in the next one year.

July 03, 2017

In an interaction with BusinessLine, Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO of 5paisa.com, a subsidiary company of IIFL, outlines the company’s ambitious plans in respect of customer acquisition, and says that technology is the base that keeps costs low. He is also very bullish on the Indian capital market. Excerpts:

With many discount brokerages in the market, what is your USP (unique selling proposition) to beat the competition?

May 22, 2017

From an open outcry system to automated order processing, stock markets have got transformed in a big way over the years. Evolution essentially means synchronising with the times that are. And there is no better example of that than the Indian stock markets.

A recent phenomenon that has put stock brokers into business once again is the low-cost discount broking model. The markets are increasingly shifting towards this model, thanks to a cost-conscious, clickand-tap happy clientele that they are servicing. In fact, a bulk of the trades, especially post demonetisation has shifted to the discount broking platforms.

May 06, 2017

The Indian equity market is having an unprecedented run since the past few quarters. The bulls are not losing steam even at global shocks. The domestic institutional investors are stronger than ever before.

With the progressive Delhi policy makers firmly in shape and the best growth outlook in the world, Indian equity market valuations are touching new highs every day.

Now the pertinent question is what does this mean for an investor at this juncture. Have we entered a prolonged bull-run that we saw in the middle of the last decade or the lofty valuations would just crash without a hint?.

Apr 28, 2017

“The major risks are global in nature. Ant escalation in geo-political risks, worsening global economic outlook, and US interest rate scenario would affect our markets,” Mr. Prakarsh Gagdani, CEO, 5paisa.com (a subsidiary of IIFL) told moneycontrol.com

Although, most analysts are hesitant to put a timeframe as to when Sensex would be able to climb mount 50K, but as long as we see earnings recovery along with economic growth, investors will not be disappointed.

“Five years ago 30,000 number was something not easily assumable, however today we are there. Similarly 50,000 number is achievable. But, instead of numbers, we must not look at the market in terms of its fundamentals, which seem pretty robust and the medium to long-term expectations are extremely positive,” said Mr. Gagdani of 5paisa.com.