Sebi proposes key tweaks to streamline derivatives tradingSebi proposes simplifying exchange-traded and commodity derivatives regulations by removing complex close-to-money (CTM) option rules and r...
15 May, 2026, 06.07 AM IST
India must leverage its digital verification architecture to evolve into a trust-based economyIndia faces a low-trust economy with high friction, exemplified by complex KYC norms. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted this ...
07 May, 2026, 11.36 PM IST
When the acquisition looks great but the footnote doesn't: How Indian managements turn deals into balance-sheet fictionAcquisitions are among corporate finance’s most celebrated events. But the harder story usually emerges later, when the accounting begins t...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Capital market stocks: Time to change strategy? 10 stocks from different parts of the ecosystemThe capital market infrastructure sector has grown into a full-fledged, publicly-traded ecosystem. Today, investors can pick from exchanges...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.16 PM IST
A beginner's guide to scalping: Capturing the market’s micro-trendsScalping is a high-speed trading style focused on capturing tiny price movements, demanding radical honesty, unbreakable discipline, and fl...
10 Apr, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
Zerodha limits fee increase to less than 1% of its usersZerodha has revised its brokerage plan, now applying higher charges only to derivative traders with a cash collateral shortfall exceeding ₹...
30 Mar, 2026, 05.41 AM IST
Stockbrokers’ margins to shrink by 400 bps in FY25 as regulatory curbs hit trading volumes: CareEdgeStock broker: Indian stockbrokers face a sharp profitability squeeze in FY25 due to regulatory changes impacting trading volumes. F&O turno...
06 Feb, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Sebi’s new framework on index derivatives kicks off, first leg live todaySebi's six-step framework for index derivatives officially began on November 20, with the first leg going live. The new rules impose higher...
20 Nov, 2024, 05.24 PM IST
Margin rules: What has changed after Sebi's May 10 circular?The new framework will come into effect from August 1. The BOD margin parameters would include all SPAN margin parameters as well as Extrem...
11 May, 2022, 01.58 PM IST
Sebi further defers new margin rule to May 2The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) in July last year came out with guidelines for segregation and monitoring of collateral a...
24 Feb, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
Explained: What will new Sebi margin rules mean for intraday tradersIn 2020, Sebi introduced the new margin rules for day traders under which stock brokers were now mandated to collect minimum margins on lev...
27 Aug, 2021, 09.52 PM IST
New margin rule: Now hedge your commodity positions at 75% discountThe markets regulator is making changes to the margin rules, which will benefit those who hedge their positions in individual commodity der...
30 Jun, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
Brokers push Sebi to review proposed 100% levy on day trade peak marginsANMI had requested an urgent virtual meeting with policymakers concerned in SEBI to discuss the submission at length.
24 May, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
How Sebi's margin rule changed the equation for average traders?From March 1, 2021, Sebi has hiked the upfront margin requirement to 50% from 25%, and this has impacted trading volumes. In the next two p...
15 May, 2021, 11.40 PM IST
Sebi’s new margin norms hurting commodities more than equitiesLast year, Sebi decided to make upfront margin collection mandatory to discourage brokers from providing excessive discretionary leverage t...
14 Apr, 2021, 09.30 AM IST
ABC of margin rules, bubble warnings & the unseen debt load on you: ETMarkets’ most read stories this weekThis market can go either way at any point. That requires you, as an investor, to keep abreast of what’s going on around you.
06 Sep, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
Shaken & stirred! Why Sebi margin norms have D-Street on edgeThe new margin rule norm -- called margin pledge and repledge (MPR) process, including penalties provisions -- for the cash segment of the ...
29 Aug, 2020, 12.26 PM IST