Why Is SEBI So Obsessed With CAS? The Big Debate Behind India’s New Closing System
The Closing Auction Session (CAS) was introduced on August 3, 2026, with an ambitious objective: to make the closing price of stocks more transparent,…
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What Does DMA Mean for Retail Investors? Won’t It Lead to Overtrading and Losing More Money?
SEBI's proposal to extend Direct Market Access (DMA) to retail investors has generated excitement across the investing community. But before we celebrate another technological…
Posted inFinancial Literacy Market Movement SEBI
SEBI MTF Framework Review Explained: Key Changes, Benefits, Risks and What They Mean for Investors
With NSE IPO round the corner and regulatory tightening of derivative segment, the Indian capital market regulator SEBI has proposed to revamp the existing…
Posted inFinancial Literacy NSE RBI SEBI
Why India Hasn’t Produced a SpaceX Yet: Capital, Culture and the Search for India’s Elon Musk
A little over two decades ago, a relatively unknown entrepreneur named Elon Musk made a series of bets that many considered irrational. Fast forward…
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RBI Governor Gives a Dollar Booster to the Indian Economy: Will It Work or Boomerang?
A Currency Under Pressure, A Central Bank Under Test When a currency begins to weaken, central banks often find themselves cornered. Raising interest rates…
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When Will FIIs Return to India? India’s Slide in Global Market Rankings Demands More Than Optimism
India's Fall in the Global Market Hierarchy How much more can the Indian stock market afford to lose its position in the global market…
Posted inBanking Financial Literacy RBI
Nominee, Wife or Beneficiary: Who Really Gets the Bank Deposit After Vicky’s Natural Death?
Vicky lived a complicated life. On paper, he was a happily married man. His wife Koobs had stood beside him for years. But away…
Posted inDebt Market Financial Literacy SEBI
SEBI’s Big Bond Market Push: Can Debt Markets Revive India’s Capital Story?
India’s equity market turbulence, a weakening rupee, and persistent foreign capital outflows are now pushing regulators to search for fresh avenues to attract long-term…
Posted inFinancial Literacy Mutual Fund SEBI
SEBI’s Newfound Flexibility on Third-Party Investments in Mutual Funds: Reform or Regulatory Compromise?
SEBI is willing to relax its own rules of third-party investment into mutual funds? Why did it ban third party investment earlier? Has the…
Posted inFinancial Literacy Market Manipulation SEBI
The Social Media Stock Trap: SEBI’s Varshney Reveals How Digital Footprints Exposed Market Manipulators
SEBI Whole Time Member (WTM) Kamlesh Varshney has once again demonstrated how technology-driven investigation can expose sophisticated market manipulation schemes operating in the digital…
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Why SEBI Introduced Debit Freeze for Mutual Funds: The Hidden Story Behind the Circular
The March 2026 circular issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India introduces the facility of voluntarily freezing the debit of units from…
Posted inFinancial Literacy SEBI
Freezing Before Judging: Asset Preservation, Due Process, and Market Trust
When the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) freezes bank accounts or attaches assets, it is not merely issuing a procedural order. It…
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Retail Losses in Indian Derivatives: How Exploding Volumes, Not STT, Drove the Crisis
Retail losses in India’s derivatives market have reached crisis proportions—but not for the reasons most people assume. An examination of two decades of data…
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When a Witness Walks Away, the Will Falls Apart: Supreme Court Sends a Clear Message
A written Will is not enough to prove inheritance. The witness plays a pivotal role in case the Will is disputed. In case of…
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NSE Prohibits Stock Brokers From Distributing Banking Loans: Rationale, Impact and Implications
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has drawn a firm regulatory boundary for stock brokers, prohibiting them from distributing or offering banking loan products, even…