The Markets Shelf

Understand the market before you put money in.

11 books to read the market with clear eyes: 11 short, practical books with Indian examples, worksheets and Excel files. ₹699 for all 11, instant PDF.

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101 worksheets
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Education only. Not investment advice.ProShelf is not registered with SEBI as an investment adviser or research analyst. These books give no tips, calls or recommendations to buy or sell anything. Charts use invented example data or past events at least three months old. Trading, especially futures and options, can lose you money: SEBI's own studies found that about 9 in 10 individual F&O traders made losses (FY22–FY24).

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Start with the book for your problem.

You trade on an app but don't know what happens after you tap Buy

Answered inInside the ExchangeBook 1 · How Indian markets work, from your order to your demat

One bad trade wipes out months of careful gains

Answered inRisk Before RewardBook 7 · Position sizing, stop-losses and surviving losing streaks

A tip, a group or an app could cost you your savings

Answered inSpot the TrapBook 11 · Tips, pump-and-dumps, fake apps and how to stay safe

All 11 books

One subject per book.

Book 1Inside the ExchangeFor when: you trade on an app but don't know what happens after you tap Buy

Book 2What the Candles SayFor when: a chart looks like red and green bars and nothing more

Book 3Trends and Turning PointsFor when: you buy what has “fallen enough” and it keeps falling

Book 4Patterns Worth KnowingFor when: you know pattern names but not which ones to trust

Book 5Indicators in Their PlaceFor when: your chart is buried under indicators that disagree

Book 6Follow the VolumeFor when: prices move and you can't tell who is behind the move

Book 7Risk Before RewardFor when: one bad trade wipes out months of careful gains

Book 8Futures and Options, HonestlyFor when: f&O looks like a small stake for a big payoff

Book 9Your Mind on the MarketFor when: you break your own rules when real money is at stake

Book 10Test It FirstFor when: you trade rules you have never tested

Book 11Spot the TrapFor when: a tip, a group or an app could cost you your savings

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The idea: The journey of one order

The method: The exchange: a meeting place, not a seller

The method: SEBI: the referee

Worksheet: Your own market map

The Markets Shelf

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All 11 books: 884 pages in full colour
101 worksheets to print or fill
5 Excel files that do the maths
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Can I read them on my phone?

Yes. The books are PDFs with a 6 × 9 inch page that reads well on phones, tablets and laptops. Worksheets print on any home printer.

Will these books tell me what to buy?

No. They explain how markets, charts and risk work, and how to spot traps. There are no tips, calls or strategies to copy, and nothing in them is investment advice.

Is this financial, tax or legal advice?

No. The books teach general methods for education. For important legal, tax or investment decisions, speak to a qualified professional. ProShelf is not a SEBI-registered adviser.