Indian regulator proposes new risk curbs, wider funding option as margin trading surges

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Reuters

Thu, June 18, 2026 astatine 9:17 AM CDT 1 min read

June 18 (Reuters) - India's markets regulator connected Thursday projected caller measures to amended negociate ‌risks and broaden backing avenues, arsenic borderline ‌trading installation (MTF) volumes amusement an increase.Here are the details:

• ​The Securities and Exchange Board of India projected to broaden backing and collateral flexibility for MTF by allowing traders to rise funds via non‑convertible ‌debentures, and grow ⁠eligible collateral, successful alignment with the broader currency marketplace

• India's MTF publication has ⁠grown sharply successful caller years, with outstanding positions reaching astir 1.3 trillion rupees ($13.78 billion) by ​mid‑2026, astir ​50% higher than a ​year ago, according ‌to speech information

• SEBI has projected clearer caps connected broker vulnerability based connected nett worth, on with safeguards to support lawsuit funds. It besides suggested that immoderate passive breaches astatine the lawsuit ‌level should beryllium resolved ​within 30 days

• Currently, MTF ​is allowed lone ​for prime stocks and equity ETFs. ‌SEBI is reviewing securities ​that tin beryllium ​used for margin, collateral, MTF and Securities Lending and Borrowing Mechanism (SLBM), and volition contented ​a abstracted ‌discussion insubstantial connected this

($1 = 94.3325 Indian rupees)

(Reporting ​by Jayshree P Upadhyay and Anuran Sadhu; ​Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)

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