Join 1% Club's exclusive AI Metal Trading Event: https://www.onepercentclub.io/workshop/mega-pro-trader/ If you’d like professional guidance from a SEBI-registered financial advisor, please fill out this short form - https://topc.typeform.com/cfo-yt We currently advise portfolios worth ₹1,200+ crore, helping people work towards financial independence. In this episode, we sit down with Arjun Tandon, from Kailasa Capital Advisors LLP, a full-time Algorithic Trader who quit his job in 2017, started with ₹25 lakhs in capital, and scaled it to nearly ₹10 crores through systematic trading. Today, he runs fully automated trading systems managing his entire capital. While we recorded this conversation, his machines were actively trading with predefined rules, strict stop losses, and just 1% maximum daily risk. Arjun explains why risk management matters more than returns, how he targets around 25% CAGR with controlled drawdowns, and why most retail traders lose money especially in F&O. We break down systematic trading, backtesting, broker APIs, moving averages, Supertrend, time-based straddles, and the real difference between option buying and option selling. We also explore why working professionals should start with equity swing trading instead of leveraged derivatives, and how AI tools like ChatGPT can help traders debate ideas, refine strategies, and automate execution. If you want to understand how professional systematic traders think and what separates the top 1% from the rest this episode is for you. — Arjun Tandon's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iarjuntandon/ Subscribe: The 1% Club: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FWSClips0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentclubshow/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-1-clubfws Sharan Hegde: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financewithsharan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharanhegde95/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/financewsharan – Sharan Hegde is a personal finance creator & founder of the 1% Club, simplifying money, markets, and mindset for India’s next generation of wealth builders. – Timeline: 00:00 Precap 01:16 - Arjun’s Approach to Algo Trading 05:32 - Arjun’s Algo Journey: Learnings, Failures & Hard Lessons 09:45 - How He Trades ₹10 Cr on Autopilot 13:41 - Can a 9-5 Professional Succeed in Trading? 18:49 - Can Copying Arjun’s Trades Make You Rich? 21:13 - Algo Trading 101: The Basics 24:41 - Algo Trading 101: Going Deeper 28:04 - Best Strategy for Options Selling? 32:04 - How Rich Can a Trader Really Get in India? 34:37 - How Much Money Do You Actually Need to Start Trading? 39:21 - Making Money Through Momentum Trading 41:51 - How Pros Actually Use AI in Trading 45:23 - Do Coders Have an Unfair Edge in Trading? 50:51 - Final Thoughts & Takeaways