The Enforcement Directorate (ED) freezes ₹284.5 crore worth of assets in its crackdown on Probo, an opinion trading platform. The company assures co-operation with ongoing law enforcement inquiries
Sebi aims to stay proactive as firms expand in India
Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has cautioned that retail trading activity could be impacted if proprietary trading firms like Jane Street, which contribute nearly 50 per cent of options trading volumes, scale back their participation in the market. This development could have negative implications for both exchanges and brokers, he added. "Prop trading firms like Jane Street account for nearly 50% of options trading volumes. If they pull back which seems likely retail activity (~35%) could take a hit too. So this could be bad news for both exchanges and brokers," Kamath said on X. "The next few days will be telling. F&O volumes might reveal just how reliant we are on these prop giants," he added. In an order released in the early hours of Friday, the market regulator found Jane Street (JS), a New York-based hedge fund, guilty of manipulating the indices by taking bets in the cash, and, futures and options markets simultaneously for making handsome gains. It has barred the
The rise in the usage of the margin trading facility comes as the Nifty index soared over 17 per cent from its April lows
Sebi forms working group to examine separation of clearing and trading fees, aiming to improve transparency, ensure CC sustainability and address governance issues
Jane Street is facing Sebi scrutiny in India and a lawsuit in the US after raking in billions through algorithmic trading strategies in equity derivatives markets
Sebi introduces delta-based OI calculation and new position limits in F&O market with phased rollout from July to December to curb manipulation and enhance risk control
Sebi may issue further orders after interim findings show IndusInd Bank's top brass knew of a ₹2,000-crore derivatives loss months before making a stock exchange disclosure
Sebi has restrained five IndusInd Bank executives and impounded Rs 19.78 crore for allegedly using price-sensitive information to sell shares before a market drop
ASCI flagged a 23.6% jump in ads for prohibited products in FY25, with offshore betting and influencer content contributing to most violations across sectors
The regulator is looking into possible violations of listing obligation and disclosure requirements regulations
Loan loss provisions, slippages rise
Most expensive EM relative to long-term and trough valuations
'It is vital for one's survival to know when to stay out of the markets,' says Zerodha's leader
The monthly average of 3.42 million new accounts also set a new record for a financial year
COLD SNAP ENDS: Cash ADTV climbs 12%, derivatives up 23%
Bourse removes two stages of the transfer process, bringing down the timeline from over four months to four days
Analysts expect recovery once market stability returns
The current P/E is only marginally higher than the July 2016 levels, when it stood at 20.3x