Trading habits among Indian youth during and post lockdown period

Abstract

Driven by quarantine boredom, many 18 to 30-year-old Indians have turned to stock trading during the pandemic. India's youth population is driving a boom within the country's investment landscape as millions are piling into stock trading during the pandemic. The coronavirus securities market meltdown in March gave Indian millennials an enormous opportunity to start out investing within the stock exchange. The pandemic which has resulted in people spending more time in their homes might also be another reason for their tilt towards the stock market trading. While the pre-covid period for millennials was less about saving and investment and more about spending, in the post-covid world they seem to be more curious about making and saving money fast through all means possible including risky stock exchange bets and unregulated crypto currencies.
 India's various and growing online investment platforms like Zerodha and Upstox have also seen a surge in demand, particularly among younger, less experienced investors, as they lower entry fees and ease access to overseas markets. Technology helps Indian youth access the stock markets like never, Indian brokerage companies say.