Jane Street to SAT: Sebi changed goalposts, seeks order logs | Markets News

High-frequency trading firm Jane Street on Thursday told the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) that it was seeking order logs from the market regulator with details of counterparties, timestamps, prices and quantities, which it noted were ‘relevant’ to its defence.   The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in turn, argued that it had already … Read more

SEBI to partly reverse derivative settlement rules after pushback, sources say

India’s markets regulator is likely to stop using closing auctions ⁠to calculate derivatives settlement prices for at least a year, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a partial reversal of new mechanisms it has introduced for setting the ‌closing prices of key stocks and derivative contracts. The Securities and Exchange Board … Read more

Over 3,500 responses on CAS: Sebi to quickly move ahead with proposals

Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Saturday said that the market regulator would soon move ahead with its proposed changes to the Closing Auction Session (CAS) mechanism after receiving more than 3,500 comments on its consultation paper.The regulator had invited views on changes to the CAS, market timings and the settlement methodology for derivative contracts. … Read more

CAS closing price under review: Sebi proposes 2 options for expiry settlement

The closing auction session (CAS) could see a change in how its closing price is used for settling index and stock derivative contracts on expiry, with markets regulator Sebi proposing two alternative methodologies after reviewing the newly introduced framework.Sebi’s consultation paper released on Saturday seeks stakeholder views on whether derivative settlement prices should be calculated … Read more

Sebi to tweak CAS, change method for derivative trade

Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday said it will revise the settlement price mechanism for derivatives contracts for Closing Auction Session (CAS). The decision comes exactly a month after CAS was rolled out on Aug 3. Sebi will soon come out with a consultation paper for revising the mechanism, a release from the regulator said.During the … Read more

Sebi bans Rajesh Exports’ CMD for fin irregularities

Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday banned Rajesh Mehta, CMD of Rajesh Exports from dealing in the shares of the company till further orders. In its interim order, Sebi also directed Rajesh Exports to cooperate with the regulator’s investigating officer and forensic auditors to look into the books of the company.Sebi’s initial investigations showed that the … Read more

Sebi dismisses insider trading charges against Pranav Adani, others in AGEL case

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has dismissed insider-trading allegations against Pranav Adani and six others, closing a long-running investigation into trades executed ahead of Adani Green Energy Ltd’s (AGEL) announcement of its $3.5 billion acquisition of SB Energy in May 2021. In two separate orders, released on Friday, the regulator concluded that … Read more

Sebi moots tighter SME IPO rules to lower investor risks

Markets regulator Sebi is proposing to overhaul the SME (small & medium enterprises) IPO process through some drastic changes that aim to make the segment safer for investors, increase compliance requirement on companies and also increase the cost these entities to remain listed. Among several proposals in a consultation paper, select ones deal with increasing … Read more

Hyundai Motor India IPO gets approval from market regulator Sebi

Hyundai Motor India has obtained approval for its initial public offering from the Securities and Exchange Board of India, according to two sources familiar with the situation.  The South Korean automaker plans to raise $3 billion at a roughly $20 billion valuation, sources previously told Reuters. This would make it the first carmaker to go … Read more