Sanjay Mansabdar

Sanjay Mansabdar

Sanjay Mansabdar brings over 30 years of global experience in derivatives trading and product design, including senior roles at J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, and ICICI Securities.

Bessent, Druckenmiller Face Off Over Treasury Yield Intervention

Scott Bessent and Stanley Druckenmiller, once allies in the pound trade, now face off over the US Treasury’s bid to force long-term yields lower.

Sanjay Mansabdar

August 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM IST

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The Japanification of AI

The US AI boom carries echoes of Japan’s asset bubble, with easy money, opaque leverage and an investment surge whose returns remain uncertain.

Sanjay Mansabdar

August 24, 2026 at 4:05 AM IST

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Markets Are Paying a Growing Price for Their Retreat From Transparency

Private credit, AI financing and weaker disclosure rules are creating exposures that markets cannot see, price or contain with confidence.

Sanjay Mansabdar

August 17, 2026 at 5:36 AM IST

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CAS(H)ing out of Market Development

It is now a week since CAS was introduced in Indian Equity Markets. While this marks progress, there are lessons to be drawn for a future implementation glide paths for such major changes.

Sanjay Mansabdar

August 10, 2026 at 7:16 AM IST

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Yen Intervention Raises Spectre of a Plaza Accord Remake

Coordinated yen intervention may check Japan’s currency slide, but a carry-trade unwind could amplify volatility across stretched global markets.

Sanjay Mansabdar

August 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM IST

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Private Credit: Echoes of 2008?

Explosive growth, opaque loans and rising leverage are drawing uncomfortable parallels with the pre-2008 credit boom, raising questions about risks lurking in the private credit market.

Sanjay Mansabdar

March 11, 2026 at 4:54 AM IST

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STT as Sin Tax, and the Quiet Cost to India’s Markets

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The STT hike reads like a sin tax on trading, raising costs, discouraging access, and risking damage to liquidity

Sanjay Mansabdar

February 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM IST

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Bring Back the Mini NIFTY Futures

A smaller, simpler futures contract could save retail traders from the complexity, capital and cost traps of the options market.

Sanjay Mansabdar

November 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM IST

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Air India 171: Why a Flawed Probe Risks Burying the Real Story

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Three months after 260 lives were lost, India’s crash probe raises more doubts than answers. Truth and data must surface before trust collapses.

Sanjay Mansabdar

September 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM IST

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Crushed Volatility: How SEBI’s Clampdown Risks Killing the Options Game

SEBI’s clampdown on arbitrageurs has exposed retail traders’ habits, crushed implied volatility, and raised a sobering question.

Sanjay Mansabdar

September 17, 2025 at 6:09 AM IST

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NCDEX’s Equities Foray May Diversify Markets but Imperils Agri-Futures

SEBI’s nod for NCDEX to enter equities aims to dilute the NSE-BSE duopoly. But it may also quietly kill India’s agricultural commodity derivatives market.

Sanjay Mansabdar

September 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM IST

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Regulatory Zeal Risks Choking India’s Market Engine

SEBI’s flurry of rule changes, meant to shield retail investors, is edging into overreach that could sap liquidity and market efficiency.

Sanjay Mansabdar

September 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM IST

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Expiry Day Turmoil Shows Jane Street Was Never the Only Problem

Volatility on July 31 mirrored the infamous Jane Street episode, raising deeper questions about India’s options market design.

Sanjay Mansabdar

August 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM IST

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SEBI, Jane Street, And The Arbitrageur’s Edge

SEBI’s case against Jane Street hinges less on illegality and more on scale. Was it manipulation or simply market muscle on an expiry day? 

Sanjay Mansabdar

July 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM IST

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Is India’s Demographic Dividend Turning Into A Liability? 

India’s demographic edge could become an economic burden without urgent policy coherence, private sector trust, and focus on real job creation.

Sanjay Mansabdar

June 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM IST

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Sanjay Mansabdar

June 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM IST

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Retail Surge In NSE’s Unlisted Shares May Be Forcing SEBI’s Hand

A retail frenzy for NSE’s unlisted shares has pushed valuations sky-high, perhaps pressuring SEBI to clear a long-delayed IPO.

Sanjay Mansabdar

May 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM IST

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Is The Tail Wagging The Dog In Agri-Commodity Futures In India?

India’s agri-futures markets are illiquid due to their flawed contract design. Fixing embedded delivery risks is key to restoring their value as hedging instruments.

Sanjay Mansabdar

May 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM IST

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