India markets regulator

Sebi tightens derivatives rules to protect investors and improve market discipline

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Sebi tightens derivatives rules to protect investors and improve market discipline

Capital markets regulator Sebi has introduced a comprehensive set of reforms to strengthen risk monitoring and make the equity derivatives market safer and more transparent for investors. This comes amid rising retail participation, surging expiry-day volumes, and the growing complexity of index options. “Derivatives market enables efficient price discovery, improves market liquidity and permits investors … Read more

Sebi’s proposals aim to curb use of offshore structures for derivative trades, say sources

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Sebi’s proposals aim to curb use of offshore structures for derivative trades, say sources

Indian markets regulator’s latest proposals seek to limit the use of opaque offshore structures to trade in derivatives and contain possible volatility, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday proposed that offshore derivative instruments (ODIs) issued by offshore funds should be backed only … Read more