Author name: Tejas Akware

Economics graduate and passionate about finance.

Tejas Akware

Jesse Livermore: The Plunger Boy

In a time when markets weren’t matured and knowledge was limited, Jesse Livermore introduced the world of trading by generating astronomical amounts of profits and the world speculation. Generating 100 million dollars in one single day to losing it completely was the roller coaster life of the young trader who completely changed the rules of the trading. The Plunger boy was known to be one of the most influential traders through his teachings in his book, “Reminiscence of the Stock Operator”, is still relevant and inspires the traders today. “Markets are never wrong – opinions often are”

Interest-Free Banking

Islamic Banking Finance has been practising by the banking industry for decades around the world. What started as banking principles that were based on conventional thinking were soon turned out to imitated by the commercial banks. The principles of Islamic banking have been flourishing for years and practised out in many countries. So, the curiosity lies as to what are these banking principles based on and how realistic are the principles in terms of implementation?