Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) announced that investors across all categories will now be allowed for short-selling. The markets regulator further informed that all stocks that trade in the futures and options segment are eligible for short-selling.
Short selling refers to the practice of selling a stock that the seller does not currently own at the moment of the transaction. However, SEBI
“All investors would be required to mandatorily honor their obligation of delivering the securities at the time of settlement,” SEBI said in its framework.
Moreover, institutional investors are prohibited from engaging in day trading. Consequently, all transactions for institutional investors will be aggregated at the custodians’ level. However, custodians will maintain the practice of settling their deliveries on a net basis with the stock exchanges.
