The big short: how SLBM can help profit from sitting ducks like Zomato and Paytm in the cash market

Retail investors looking to short stocks can borrow them under the securities lending and borrowing mechanism (SLBM). But due to lack of lenders, there is hardly any trade happening. If done right, SLBM can be a big opportunity for fintechs to interconnect the derivatives and the cash market for better price discovery. Besides, SLBM is also tax efficient.

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10 mins readBy Anish Teli

Disputes

Asian Paints’ promoters unite to delist Elcid Investments. Will minority investors be short-changed?

After their offer to delist Elcid Investments in 2013 found no takers, the company’s promoters are once again trying to lure minority shareholders. Though the latest offer is at a massive premium, these shareholders feel its intrinsic value is even higher. The Dani family, which recently bought out its largest minority shareholder, denies prior knowledge of the delisting offer.

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11 mins readBy Jyotindra Dubey

Electric vehicles

Why Suzuki’s mega EV investment in India will have ‘zero’ role for Maruti, make India an export hub

Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava says the company will play no role except getting the EVs at cost price from Suzuki, selling the vehicles, and making a profit. While there are concerns that Suzuki’s latest INR10,440 crore investment will increase Maruti’s dependency on its parent, this could make India a hub for EV exports, especially to Europe.

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11 mins readBy Shobha Mathur

Recent hit

Building the metaverse: a peek into the crazy virtual universe

Since his last outing to the metaverse with Dr Prime, John has been hooked. He has left no stone unturned in learning about the digital world. In this instalment of our metaverse series, Dr Prime takes John through the unseen areas of the virtual world, explaining its workings, and finding out what the future holds.

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11 mins readBy Kanika Saxena , Rishi Tejpal & Shelley Singh

Digital economy

For citizens of metaverse: Avatars and 3D-scapes will be the game changers.

In the previous instalment of our series on metaverse, Dr Prime took John through the unfamiliar areas of the digital world and explained its workings. After a refreshing break from the previous session, the duo is all set to make a concluding visit back to metaverse’s data centre where a question or two still remain unanswered.