A selection of some of the best books we have reviewed since our launch

Over the last 99 issues, we have reviewed more books on financial markets than several other magazines put together. That’s our key area of interest. But our reviews have also included books on food, corporate strategy and, of course, history. Here is a selection of books that gripped us the most.

A Certain Uncertainty...

Our occasional articles in this section bring you essential truths about the markets

When you buy a call option of Tisco, you are buying a financial instrument that has been in use for centuries (of a company that is 90 years old), a product that, in some form or the other, has been used by human beings for thousands of years. Why is this significant? Very little seems to have changed in...

The topic means different things to different people—to some, it means financial inclusion and reaching basic banking services to every Indian. To others, it means using technology and microfinance to either provide or improve livelihoods across the country. To those in the capital market, it is the need to increase India’s investor population by eliminating fear and distrust, now that...