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Sebi may cut non-expiry day margins to boost longer-term derivatives trading

This move could deepen the derivatives markets, where most of the trading by large, high-frequency and proprietary traders as well as individual investors takes place on weekly option contracts' expiry.

3 min read13 Dec 2025
Markets

Who is Avadhut Sathe, the finfluencer at the centre of a Sebi probe?

Sebi’s bar on Avadhut Sathe exposes how one of India’s largest trading academies blurred the line between education and unregistered investment advice.

4 min read5 Dec 2025
Markets

Sebi plans revision of position limits for trading members in index derivatives

Sebi said the current system, where client positions are measured using the futures equivalent metric while trading member limits are tracked on a notional basis, has created a mismatch.

3 min read5 Dec 2025
Markets

Zerodha's Nithin Kamath raises red flag on crypto F&O platforms, explains how 'regulatory limbo' is being exploited

Nithin Kamath said that to make matters worse, some of the crypto platforms offer 100 to 200 times leverage, making it an even more dangerous proposition given the highly volatile nature of the crypto market.

2 min read26 Nov 2025
Markets

Derivative bets fall as markets await potential India-US trade deal

Analysts anticipate a Nifty range of 23,200-29,000 for next year, depending on the outcome of the India-US trade negotiations.

3 min read26 Nov 2025
Industry

Man with a plan: What Rajiv Anand intends to do at IndusInd Bank

IndusInd Bank CEO Rajiv Anand outlines his roadmap to restore trust, rebuild balance sheets, and steer the lender through a three-year transformation.

4 min read10 Nov 2025
Markets

NSE to launch pre-open session for F&O segment from December 8. Key things to know

F&O pre-open session will be conducted using a call auction mechanism for a duration of 15 minutes i.e., from 9:00 am to 9:15 am, NSE said. This 15-minute session will be split into three components:

2 min read4 Nov 2025
Markets

The retail frenzy is fading about as quickly as it picked up

Retail investors’ share in the cash market has plunged to a decade low, reshaping India’s capital markets. Will they stage a comeback?

4 min read17 Sep 2025
Markets

Sebi moves closer to phasing out weekly options—to seek public feedback shortly

Sebi is preparing to issue a consultation paper in a few weeks on extending index options tenures, raising the possibility of phasing out weekly Nifty and Sensex contracts.The proposal builds on Sebi’s earlier interventions to curb speculative frenzy over heavy losses to individual traders.

3 min read12 Sep 2025
Markets

NSE revises quantity freeze limits for derivative contracts from September 2025 — Check details here

The National Stock Exchange revised the quantity freeze limits for derivative contracts effective THIS date in September 2025. Check what does quantity freeze limits means and since when the revisions are effective for traders.

2 min read31 Aug 2025

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