
Execution: Cash & Derivatives
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High touch: Best-in-class execution driven by state-of-the-art trading technology, IOIs, data analytics, algos and market intelligence. Our strong connect with clients, strong F&O franchise and ECM mandate underpin our edge in sourcing liquidity.
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Low touch: Axis Capital offers cost-efficient execution while maintaining control and transparency on trades. At the same time, tech, algos & co-location offer best execution. We have a dedicated team to monitor low touch executions, ensuring trade confidentiality.
Research Advisory
Our research offering is a rich, actionable lode that gives our clients keen insights into ~250 stocks, strategy and economics. ACL’s research desk is distinguished by coverage depth as well as breadth, alpha-generating equity research and thematic research. Our clients receive daily compendiums and can access our research portal for initiation reports, sector deep-dive/teach-ins, thematics and quick updates on the constantly evolving investment landscape. Differentiated products include the 'Feet on the Street' channel-checks series and the Annual Report Analyses valued for their forensic accounting insights.


Deals & Blocks – Primary & Secondary Paper
Over 37 years of trailblazing capital market activity, Axis Capital has been delivering strategic advisory and solutions from capital-raising to risk management and divestiture. Axis Capital partners with companies through its comprehensive financing advisory suite, including ECM, M&A, InvITs-REITs-SF and Private Fund Raising. The IED team works closely with institutional clients for pricing paper right, balancing their interests and those of corporates. ACL’s reputation for marquee deals continues to grow - in FY25, it managed Zepto, Pinelabs, Physics Wallah, LG, Credila, Tablespace, IGI, Ofbusiness and Ather, among others.
Corporate Access
ACL’s corporate access is favored by investors for its flagship conference and year-round calendar of events. ACL events are curated selectively and are highly responsive to the needs of investor and corporate clients. Its flagship annual conference lines up >4000 interactions between hundreds of companies and institutional investors. Its large-format events include the annual Financials & Fintech Conference, Tech & IT Conference and Emerging Stars Conference (showcasing high-potential listed and unlisted mid-cap companies). ACL also organizes regular expert speaker series, webinars, bespoke trips, field trips, fire-side chats and NDRs.


Allied Access: Custodial & Clearing Services
IED works closely with Axis Bank, which is a SEBI registered securities custodian. IED facilitates client access to the Bank’s offers custodial services as well as clearing services. Axis Bank’s custodial services currently manage USD 70 bn in assets for 500+ clients across segments. Axis Bank also clears ~14% of exchange volumes in equity derivatives, catering to Mutual Funds, FPIs and Corporates.
Axis Capital’s institutional equities practice is led by
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Parag Gude Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer
Parag Gude is a veteran of Indian financial services. Prior to Axis, he helmed the equities business of Morgan Stanley as Managing Director, Vice Chairman, Equities and Co-head of Equities. He was involved in setting up Morgan Stanley’s Institutional Equities business in India in the late 1990s. H...
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Dhaval Desai Managing Director &Head of Cash Equities
Dhaval joined Axis Capital in 2024 with a strong broking legacy. His experience spans over two decades, having worked across Institutional Sales, Cash Sales Trading, Derivatives and Research. Prior to Axis, Dhaval worked in leading investment banks like Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Motilal Oswal. H...
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