Arbitrage Funds – What are they? “I want my investment to be safe, tax-free and give me higher returns than an FD”. In search for this “ultimate” investment, one of the strategies investors use is arbitrage. Understanding arbitrage Simply put, you buy a stock in the cash market and you book an advance sale of it in the futures market where […]
Are Ultra Short Term Funds alternative to a Bank FD?
Why are people searching for “Alternative to Bank Fixed deposits” on Google? The reason is quite obvious. Investors feel that interest on Bank FDs is not enough. The Fixed Deposit rates have fallen in the recent times with 7 to 7.5% as the rate offered by most banks. One has to pay income tax as well on the […]