COVER STORY : RETAIL INVESTOR: THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK The markets are always exciting when stock prices gain but they can be said to be in a frenzy mood when you have more than 1,000 listed shares doubling in one year. What is eye-popping in this market rally is the rapid increase in participation by retail investors. In this cover story Yogesh Supekar highlights the global trend that is indicative of larger shift in who dominates the market flows