THE 88% TRAP: Why Most Young Traders Lose Money in the Stock Market, and How to Stop Being One of Them
About this audiobook
Nearly 9 in 10 individual traders in India's futures and options market lost money, according to SEBI's own studies. The 88% Trap explains why this keeps happening to smart, hard-working young people, and how to stop being one of them.
This is not a book of stock tips or get-rich-quick strategies. It is an honest, story-led guide. You follow young traders like Arjun through the ordinary decisions that quietly empty trading accounts, and then you get a calmer, practical way forward.
In this audiobook:
• Part One, The Trap: why the 88% is not an accident, how apps, Telegram groups and finfluencers pull you in, the seven mistakes that empty accounts, and the costs nobody shows you.
• Part Two, The Mind: how loss aversion, confirmation bias and the sunk cost fallacy push you into bad trades, and who really profits from tips.
• Part Three, The Escape: stop the bleeding, build your financial foundation first, choose between investing and trading, and the Survival Rules if you still want to trade.
• Your 12-Month Escape Plan: a step-by-step plan to rebuild your money and your habits over the next year.
• Your Toolkit: every rule in one place, a glossary, and where to get reliable help.
Short "Trap Check" exercises help you test your own habits honestly as you listen.
Written by Darpan Keshore, an algorithmic trader, SEBI-NISM certified market trainer and Assistant Professor with more than eleven years of teaching experience.
Listen to the free sample first, then decide. This audiobook is for education only and is not investment advice.
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About the author
Darpan Keshore is an Assistant Professor, algorithmic trader, market trainer and educator based in Indore, India. For more than eleven years he has taught at the Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research (AITR). He is a civil engineer by profession with a master's degree in Construction Management, holds SEBI-NISM certification, and trains students and young adults in the markets. He is also building Zealo, an education platform for school and college students. The 88% Trap is his first book; his second is Almost.