According to the latest data released by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the cumulative value of P-Note investments in Indian markets (equity, debt and derivatives) was at Rs 1,47,905 crore (Rs 1,479.05 billion) at the end of March, 2013.
Investor wealth zoomed over Rs 10.48 lakh crore in two days as the Budget-driven market euphoria continued to charge bulls on Tuesday.
Unilever, which derives 52-53 per cent of its $70-billion revenues from emerging markets, said it expected economic pressures to continue in 2013.
Officials said Sebi is closely in touch with RBI on the market developments.
India's largest agri commodity exchange -- the National Commodities and Derivatives Exchange says is chalking out several projects to connect farmers with online futures trading in commodities.
Indian investors wanting to participate in the economic growth of countries like Brazil Russia, China and South Africa can now do so with ease.
Overseas funds have been spooked by several policy measures taken by the government in the past few years
RBI, Sebi had imposed certain restrictions on futures markets by way of raising margins.
It is mystifying how the NSE, a near-monopoly, gets protection, as the February 24 episode shows, when it is competition and accountability that should be the regulatory objective, says Debashis Basu.
The bourse's valuations may get a boost, as it gets set for its OFS of about Rs 10,000 crore.
Hurrah! Indians can invest in global derivatives markets now. Let's try to figure out how exactly this arrangement works and how an individual investor can gain from this opportunity.
Asian Paints was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 3.30 per cent, followed by Infosys, HCL Tech, ONGC, M&M, TCS, IndusInd Bank and L&T. On the other hand, ITC, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finance, HUL and ICICI Bank were among the gainers, spurting up to 5.45 per cent.
Sebi's main contention against brokers is that the NSEL was offering paired contracts and they were forward contracts, which were "illegal".
Index options safest in derivatives but can wipe out all the capital if attempted without knowledge.
The General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) may have been deferred for a year but many foreign institutional investors (FIIs) do not want to take chances. They are shifting their trading positions to Singapore, where derivatives of India's key equity index, the Nifty, are listed.
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Top losers in the Sensex pack included Tata Steel, Vedanta, Maruti, SBI, Coal India, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, HUL, RIL, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC duo, ICICI Bank, M&M, Kotak Bank, and Infosys, falling up to 2.89 per cent.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) will have to provide more details of their activities in Indian equity markets to the capital markets regulator from April.
DEA officials to push for this at a meeting with FM Jaitley.
Ashish Chauhan is generous in his praise for his former bosses and doesn't flinch in pointing out the reasons why the BSE lost out in the initial years of the NSE.
In fact, a cotton futures exchange was started in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1875.
Retail investors will soon have to obtain a net worth certificate from a chartered accountant and submit it to their broker, and their trading limits will be decided accordingly.
The Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange will conduct special muhurat trading for Samvat year 2063 on October 21.
This may mean easier access, simplified KYC and documentation requirements, and fewer investment restrictions for a majority of FPIs, especially broad-based funds and pooled vehicles that were earlier part of Category-II.
Based on a feedback, the exchange could cap a sector's weight at 25 per cent, or align with the broader market.
Index products like fixed-income, volatility and weather to broaden basket for hedging.
BSE has brought in the new technology from Deutsche Bourse.
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has reduced the membership deposit and fee requirements for new members in its cash and equity derivatives segments with immediate effect. The membership can now be obtained by paying a deposit of Rs 10 lakh instead of Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million).
Offer size could vary from Rs 1,200 cr to Rs 2,000 cr
While the BSE's asking valuation is reasonable, compared to peers, there are some factors that long-term investors need to consider before investing.
Reserves provide a cushion against shocks.
'Second-class citizenship would have been meaningless to a Hindu in the Mughal empire.'
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday issued a show cause notice and prohibited foreign institutional investor (FII) Societe Generale from issuing, subscribing or transacting in off-shore derivative instruments (ODIs), which are also known as participatory notes, or PNs.
Sarao was described as a fun guy, outgoing and talkative by other members of the tight knit South Asian community.
In its first bi-monthly policy, the RBI, in order to enhance hedging facilities for foreign investors in debt instruments, proposed to allow them to hedge the coupon receipts falling due during the next 12 months.
In a set of FAQs on applicability of Goods and Services Tax on banking, insurance and stock brokers sectors, the revenue department has clarified that transactions relating to securitisation, derivatives, future and forward contracts are exempt.
