In the recently concluded webinar, Shankar Sharma, one of India’s most respected investors and Dalal Street veteran, in an effort to further the vision of engaging with StockTwitters, shared his on market cycles and specific lessons for young, first time retail investors. Shared thoughts and lessons. and educating retail investors across the board. With over three decades of market experience, Shankar Sharma is the founder of GQuant Investtech and co-founder of First Global.
StockTwits’ global mission is to re-imagine it future of investment and provide a platform to host global interactions for investors and traders across assets, styles and experience levels. Through this first-of-its-kind initiative, StockTwits sets out to leverage Shankar Sharma’s investing experience to assist and inform the next generation of investors. The India launch of StockTwits is in line with the growth in the retail investment landscape across the country, with the participation of Tier II and III cities – including first-time investors under the age of 25 – driving this growth. With more information about financial markets readily available to consumers today, it is important for investors to have access to communities to make more informed investment decisions.
Shiv Sharma, VP International and India Head, StockTwits said, “Investing is now widely available across all asset classes in India. Thus, helping retail investors sharpen their skills and make better investment decisions in the short term. We also believe that investing is best learned through the mentorship model and are thrilled to partner with Shankar Sharma, an investing stalwart that needs no introduction and adapts to market cycles. We are thrilled to provide Shankar Sharma with a platform to share his vast experience with India’s next generation of investors and help them prepare for the next bull market.
Shankar Sharma, Founder GQuant Investtech and Co-Founder, First Global, said, “In my over three decades of experience in the investment and trading circuit, I have witnessed the convergence of bearish markets and bearish on several occasions. The most important and valuable lesson I imbibed was that it is both practical and feasible to overcome a bear market with the right knowledge to make timely and informed decisions. I am humbled to share my learnings with a respected audience of new and experienced investors by partnering with an organization that has a global mission to
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About StockTwits:
Stocktwits is a leading US-based social community of investors and traders and is now entering India. So far in India, Stocktwits has established itself as one of the leading voices of investing and has built an active community of over 600,000 Indian investors across its various social media platforms and newsletters. The next phase of the StockTwits India roll-out will include platform localization and continued partnerships with India’s leading investment voices and fintech companies.