The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that the lot size for Nifty 50 futures and options contracts will be reduced from 75 to 65 starting December 30, 2025 (EOD). This revision is part of a broader update to the market lot sizes for several key index derivatives, as per SEBI’s guidelines for periodic review. … Read more
U.S. market regulators began the process of furloughing workers on Wednesday as the federal government shut down after Congress failed to extend funding, curtailing key oversight functions, stymieing initial public offerings, and limiting some market and economic data. The shutdown, which began at midnight, will force the Securities and Exchange Commission to furlough more than … Read more
Sebi will “engage” with the government to allow banks, insurance companies and pension funds to invest in non-agriculture commodity derivative markets, its chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Wednesday. He said the capital markets regulator is also looking at a proposal to allow foreign portfolio investors to trade in non-cash settled, non-agricultural commodity derivative contracts. … Read more
India’s markets regulator launched a formal investigation into Jane Street’s trading practices even though its surveillance department had recommended otherwise, due to continued complaints from market participants, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) also believed inadequate data was used in the initial probe into … Read more
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has revised the quantity freeze limit for Bank Nifty derivatives contracts, increasing it from 600 to 900, effective September 1. According to the updated framework, freeze limits for other key indices—Nifty (1,800), Finnifty (1,800), Nifty Midcap Select (2,800), and Nifty Next 50 (600)—remain unchanged. NSE has advised its members to … Read more
Markets regulator Sebi has proposed a new accredited investors-only alternative investment fund (AIF) regime with lesser compliance rules, a move aimed at enabling sophisticated investors to back higher-risk ventures more efficiently, its senior official said on Thursday. Separately, Sebi is also working on an FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) portal, a one-stop shop that will provide … Read more
Big investors, fearful of September’s typical seasonal declines, exited profitable stock positions on Tuesday, according to investors and trading company research, a sign the selloff in tech may be driven by a broad aversion to risk. The tech-heavy Nasdaq and broad S&P 500 stock index sold off sharply on Tuesday, driven by tech stocks that … Read more
Shares of Nuvama Wealth Management have dropped 6.5% over two sessions, hit by investor concerns following income tax search operations at the firm’s offices in connection with the Jane Street market manipulation probe. The stock slid as much as 4.1% on Friday to Rs 6,931.75 on the BSE, extending Thursday’s fall, as regulatory heat around … Read more
India’s capital markets may be vulnerable to sophisticated derivatives manipulation because, unlike China, they lack key deterrents that would dissuade high-frequency traders (HFTs) from attempting similar schemes, according to Nilesh Shah, managing director of Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. In a sharply-worded opinion piece published in the Financial Express, Shah drew a stark contrast between Indian … Read more
India’s markets regulator on Tuesday proposed to increase the board oversight of key exchange functions, including the ones related to trading, risks, regulatory and compliance operations, a consultation paper showed. The Securities and Exchange Board of India said market infrastructure institutions (MII) will need to appoint two officers, each of whom will head functions related … Read more