NSE algo trading case: Reports show the 62 brokerages performed better during 2010-14, when they were supposed to have got unfair access
3 min read11 Jan 2019Sebi has asked stock exchanges to introduce 'managed co-location services', wherein space will be provided to vendors along with technical knowhow and other expertise
3 min read9 Apr 2018Sebi whole-time member named in-charge of the NSEL probe against the five brokers, another to look into admin aspects such as whether the brokers should continue to hold commodity broking licence
3 min read14 Feb 2018Sebi has started seeking explanations on the data dump recovered from the electronic devices that were seized during the raids
2 min read16 Jan 2018Sebi has extended till 1 April deadline for stockbrokers to comply with the requirement of keeping evidence of every instruction given by clients for equity and equity derivative trades
1 min read12 Jan 2018India's stock market traders seem missing in action, at least if one goes by income tax data
3 min read28 Dec 2017A team of 70 Sebi officials conducted searches at the premises of brokers and analysts in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru in connection with a WhatsApp leak of company earnings before they were made public
2 min read23 Dec 2017Stockbrokers such as 5Paisa, Zerodha, Master Trust, SMC Global Securities and Upstox have started offering algo trading software for retail investors
3 min read17 Nov 2017The income tax department has stepped in to check the extent of illegal gains made by some stockbrokers who gained preferential access to NSE's algorithmic trading platform
3 min read16 Nov 2017Since liquidity is very low in after-hours trading, it will provide fertile ground for manipulative activity. In India, it would be akin to 'opening a gambling den right in the middle of a drinking hole'
5 min read15 Sep 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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