Hmmmn interesting...
I can really fault @stocksmaster on one front: not keeping to his January 01, 2010. You've definitely not reported monthly as premised...

But then again, who knows what tidings the sands and winds of time brings...
1. Is it possible @stocksmaster, like many of us return to who we are, you slipped back to your passive investment philosophy?
2. Or the purely margin trading aggressive approach was secondary to your objective of 50% of the principal amount?
stocksmaster wrote:I took time today to assess my investment position in shares for the period January to December 2009. As a passive investor, i usually hold onto my purchases rarely selling to take advantage of price flactuations. This approach did not serve me well in 2009!
I have always wondered wether a trader driven purely by margin trading can make money in the NSE (Without wiping all the gains in transaction fees!)
So today, January 1st 2010, I have decided to try and test this model of stock trading (margin trading).
I have set aside a trading float for purely speculative purposes and embarked on a project.
BENCHMARKING: The progress of the project will be compared with the NSE index and reported monthly. The target 50% growth will also be a guiding factor.