Trading

Street Signs: Oil calm, boardroom scrutiny and NSE's surveillance push

Strong earnings and election results lifted markets, but rising US-Iran tensions, governance concerns and tighter NSE surveillance kept investors cautious

BSE plans commodity derivatives push, raises concerns over SOR delays

BSE MD Sundararaman Ramamurthy said delayed smart order routing approvals are hurting market share growth as the exchange explores commodity derivatives

Retail trading is becoming more disciplined, says Upstox CEO Ravi Kumar

Upstox CEO Ravi Kumar says retail investors are becoming more discerning and risk-aware, with trading behaviour shifting from momentum-driven bets to more disciplined strategies

Smart order routing gains traction, but overall adoption remains low

Colocation gains further ground in cash trading with 44% value share

Sebi mulls MTF rule revamp, dynamic price bands to boost market activity

Market regulator weighs expanding collateral norms, easing operations, and introducing dynamic price bands to enhance liquidity and strengthen market infrastructure

Sebi clears MCX plan to set up coal exchange with ₹100 crore investment

MCX to launch coal exchange subsidiary with full ownership initially, aiming to build a transparent and technology-driven market platform for coal trading in India

Angel One bears ₹19 crore loss over MCX trading disruption compensation

Brokerage compensates clients for losses from MCX outage, citing goodwill gesture to protect relationships despite the issue originating at the exchange

Margin trading facility books shrink again as risk appetite cools

Margin trading facility books declined for second straight month in March as heightened volatility and global uncertainties led investors to cut leveraged exposure despite steady cash market activity

Trading ban upends State Bank of India's $5 billion short, forces unwind

State Bank of India (SBI) is estimating losses of about ₹3 billion ($32 million) from the forced unwinding of these trades, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential details

Sebi cancels Basan Financial Services licence over regulatory violations

Sebi cracks down on Basan Financial, Om Power's ₹150 crore IPO opens, and InCred closes a ₹1,500 crore special opportunities fund amid active capital markets

West Asia war volatility strains trading in world's biggest markets

None of the world's biggest markets, from US Treasuries, to gold, to currencies have been spared, investors and traders said

Street Signs: Narrowing window, upping the colo game, and test of patience

With overseas MF limits nearly exhausted, funds like ICICI Prudential AMC are curbing inflows, nudging investors to seek global exposure via alternate routes

At $43.2 billion, record outflows from global equity funds in a week

Global equity funds see record $43.2 billion weekly outflows as heavy selling in US and Chinese stocks outweighs inflows elsewhere

GIFT City proposes tighter norms to regulate algorithmic trading

The authority also proposed establishing "dummy filters" on securities that do not have price bands but are attracting algorithmic trading interest

Street signs: WhatsApp leaks test insider controls, NSE IPO buzz picks up

From WhatsApp leaks testing insider trading controls to Sebi's regulatory review push and revived hopes for an NSE IPO, key signals emerge from Dalal Street

Enforcement, not rule-making, is the real financial sector reform

In the financial sector, replacing existing regulations with new ones often adds costs without improving outcome

IFSCA seeks vast changes to develop commodity trading hub at GIFT-IFSC

IFSCA has proposed regulatory changes to notify commodity trading as a financial product and deepen participation at GIFT-IFSC to position it as a global commodities hub

Delhi-based MBA dupes investors from Dubai, Japan, Canada of ₹1,000 cr

After relocating to Dubai in 2010, Soni started BlueChip Group in 2021, claiming it invested money in forex trading and commodities like gold, oil and metals

Best of BS Opinion: Sebi reforms to make things easier for investors

From Sebi's investor-friendly rule changes and PM Modi's West Asia tour to debates on power grid reform, shrimp exports and a Zomato biography, here's today's Best of BS Opinion.

How options trading became India's new smoking habit in derivatives boom

As smoking lost its cinematic allure, options trading too must be deglamourised through taxation, regulation and cultural signalling to curb risky "get rich quick" behaviour