Trading Indian markets, with discipline first.
Guides on algorithmic paper trading, risk management, and building a rule-based process — written for NRIs, expats, and anyone who wants to prove a strategy before risking real capital.
Getting Started with EP Trade
Five steps from creating an account to your first paper trade being monitored automatically — signup, connecting IIFL, and setting up your first bucket.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on signup, broker connection, how the checklist and kill switch work, and when real-money trading unlocks.
Algo Trading Indian Markets as an NRI or Expat: A Practical Starting Guide
What actually changes when you're trading NSE/BSE from outside India — accounts, timing, and why most guides skip the part where discipline matters more than strategy.
Choosing a Broker for NRI Trading: What Actually Matters
API access, session reliability, and the operational details that matter far more than headline brokerage rates once you're trading systematically from abroad.
Why Paper Trade First? A Discipline Framework for Expats New to Indian Markets
Paper trading isn't a toy version of the real thing — it's where you find out whether your process survives contact with a losing streak.
Managing Indian Stock Investments While Living in the Netherlands
Time zones, settlement, and the parallel admin — BSN, banking, tax residency — that expats juggle alongside their India-market investing.
NRI Taxation on Indian Stocks: The Basics Explained
STCG, LTCG, and TDS as they actually apply to NRIs trading Indian equities — general education, not a substitute for a CA who knows your specific situation.
What Is Algorithmic Paper Trading, and Why It Matters
The difference between backtesting, paper trading, and live trading — and why skipping straight to live capital is the most common way new systematic traders get hurt.
Kill Switches Explained: How Automated Circuit Breakers Protect Trading Capital
Why a system that can stop itself is worth more than a system that never loses — and what a real kill switch needs to actually do.
The 11-Point Pre-Trade Checklist: A Framework for Disciplined Trading
A concrete example of turning "trade with discipline" from advice into an actual, auditable gate every signal has to pass.