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Monday, July 28, 2025
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Topic: SEBI

Higher contract sizes, fewer weekly options — SEBI suggests rules to curb ‘hyperactivity’ in derivatives

In a consultation paper, SEBI notes traders, mostly individuals, in derivatives on NSE made a cumulative loss of Rs 51,689 crore in FY24, with algorithmic traders & FPIs making profits.

71% of intraday traders incur losses, finds SEBI report. Impact higher among young, small traders

Number of intraday traders rose 4.6 times from FY19 to FY23, the report says. Though loss-makers increased, average loss fell drastically to Rs 5,371 in FY23 from Rs 20,701 in FY19.

Paytm gets administrative warning from SEBI over old transactions with payments bank

The administrative warning was related to two transactions with an unapproved amount of 3.24 billion rupees ($38.8 million) and 360 million rupees each.

Hindenburg vs SEBI battle erupts again, this time with several new revelations

Hindenburg issued a response to a show-cause notice from India’s market regulator. Both documents contain new findings on several aspects of the short-seller’s Jan 2023 report on Adani Group.

SEBI slaps show cause notice on Hindenburg, US firm terms it ‘nonsense’

Without disclosing the name of the investor, Hindenburg said it made $4.1 million in gross revenue through 'gains related to Adani shorts from that investor relationship'.

Unproductive speculation, rising household debt — SEBI, RBI’s concerns about India’s F&O market

RBI said India’s rising retail participation in the F&O market may pose several challenges, and the stock of household debt is 'comparatively high' in relation to GDP per capita.

Quant Mutual Fund addresses ‘front running’ allegations by SEBI in statement to investors

With assets under management (AUM) of Rs 930 billion, Quant Mutual Fund is the fastest-growing fund house in India, ranking 18 out of 44 asset managers in India.

New SEBI proposals on tightening futures & options norms will strengthen market, protect investors

SEBI paper proposes new eligibility criteria for stocks to qualify for futures & options market. The market's strong growth signals that norms need a review to protect investors.

Paytm denies media report on stake sale to Adani Group, calls it ‘speculative’

Paytm informed stock exchanges in a filing that the company was not engaged in any such discussion.

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.