In my final year,I was intrigued by the capital markets,I applied for all the trading companies that visited my campus,but I got rejected from all.Though I had an offer from L&T,I decided to opt out and invest some time in exploring the arena of capital markets.Initially I felt constrained on the grounds of knowledge,mentor ship,connections and also on confidence,but later I developed the habit of reading financial newspaper,which exemplified my understanding of trading and finance.After crossing the initial barrier of content,I somehow started with a minimal capital of 20k and took it to 38k within 15 days and lost all in the next 15 days.I was devastated by the fact that I had lost my time,money as well as my motivation.Inspiring stories of Seth Shiv Narayan Bilra and Dhirubhai Ambani did help me to start trading again,but I destroyed my second chance within 15 days.At this point of time my family was convinced that trading/investment is not the appropriate career choice for me and I stopped trading,In the course of time I was looking for some safer investment options like Mutual Funds,I was baffled by the consistent return produced by the Aditya Birla Capital Growth fund,thereafter I convinced my father to invest in it and after due consideration and faith in ABG group,he was finally convinced to invest 3.5 lakh in it.Presently the portfolio is performing well with 25% alpha.I have imbibed the value of patience and fortitude by using mutual funds as a mean of investment.I learnt that if I need to make my dream come to reality,I should clearly demarcate my aspirations and emotions,and at times should be practical and analytical.I shall consistently work in that direction with dedication as has done by ABG group.
I am Sujeet Narendra Shinde, basically I am from Nashik which is often referred to as "The wine Capital" of India,I studied here till 10th where my aspirations and goals were predefined and confined.I was always made to realize that by following the conventional path,I would be happy and my life would be less complicated.and then I went to kota where my life took a big hit on my preconceived opinions and my perception of life began to change, After 2 years of determined dedication, I got a back foot rank in IIT but somehow landed in NIT Nagpur, I got civil Branch which I got just by my ranking and not by my choice, herein,college developed me from a diffident person to confident personality, I participated in various events ranging from sports to dance, academics to arts. I was awarded the title "best athletes" of the year, also I was the representative of class and department of civil in 2nd and 3rd year, Everything was going fine before the placement season,where I got dumbstruck with what I was doing with my life, I was just carried over by the competition.In the same year I appeared for core as well as management job, I got one core job and also few IIM calls, but I decided to opt out of these and to take a years rest just to contemplate what I had to do,I needed a calculated break to validate all the career options in front of me.So I started travelling and doing photography which brought artistic skills in me as well as I started to work for An NGO called Slumsoccer, then I opened my deemat account and started freelancing trading in equity markets using quantitative strategies.My journey to clarify my goals was my struggle,I was living on my toes every single day,I was under immense pressure from my parents as well as my Peers,I wanted to create a path of individualism which I was always met with resistance.But later on I realized that my fight was not extrinsic but it was intrinsic,I had to overcome my own cynical attitude which was laggarding me.I find myself to be fortunate that I realized my problems at a nascent stage.I hold immense gratitude towards the subject of arts and economics which made me an unbiased individual looking at all the spectrum of a problem and taking fine decisions, that one year break gave me the momentum in the direction which I want to head i.e trading, though I have minuscule knowledge in this field but no one in this world was as desperate and eager to learn and impart than I was.If you have read this, thank you for your time.I hope this story of mine will motivate and help all to at least move an inch towards there goal