1 year ago, I booked the domain QuantYog.com. 1 week back, I renewed it for 9 more years.
When I first booked the domain, I had been back in India for a year. It kept bugging me how much money everyday Indians were losing trading in the markets. I had particularly been alarmed by the nonsense most trading influencers, with huge followings but missing credibilities, peddled on Instagram, YouTube and even LinkedIn.
We started with educational posts on Instagram, the platform with the most atrocious content on trading. That sparked DMs from people eager to learn. Soon, we were doing 1-on-1 calls, answering questions, and helping people rethink their approach to trading. It became apparent that this wasn't just a page, it was a movement. Friends and strangers alike resonated with the mission and wanted to get involved.
Since we started with that humble page:
- 1000+ people have registered with us
- 500+ have had deep chats regarding becoming a Quant and trading with an edge
- 250+ people have watched our 3 hour webinar
- We've done 150+ free consultations
The content we've generated has reached over 15 million impressions but then again impressions is a BS metric.
What truly matters is this: in the past 8 months, around 100 individuals have trusted us with their time, effort, and money to help them on their journey of becoming a Quant Researcher / Trader. Many of them came with backgrounds from top institutions - IITs, IIMs, and global names. Many others from humble backgrounds looking to achieve something big with their lives. Some had already done programs like MFE, CQF, EPAT - yet they found more value and clarity with us. That means a lot to us.
We know we've built something good and much needed, but having a great product is only half the problem solved. We're painfully aware that we've barely scratched the surface. While Indian retail traders had been losing $7bn annually in F&O for 3 years, SEBI recently reported that in the past year that number rose to $12bn! Meanwhile, questionable offerings in the space of trading education continue to make millions for their creators.
This isn't just a finance problem. It's a societal one. A crisis of poor financial literacy. A broken education system. And an entire generation being misled into gambling their savings away.
That's why we're tripling down. We've renewed QuantYog.com for 9 more years, and I'd lock it in for longer if I could. We believe this is an important societal problem to tackle, and the only certainty is that:
There are miles to go before we sleep.