Jane Street clampdown raises big questions for Sebi: Can the regulator stop another derivatives fraud?

Jane Street clampdown raises big questions for Sebi: Can the regulator stop another derivatives fraud?

Sebi‘s crackdown on Jane Street has jolted the country’s financial markets, exposing regulatory blind spots and triggering urgent debate over whether the regulator can keep pace with the speed, complexity, and scale of modern derivatives trading. As the dust settles, all eyes are now on the regulator’s next move, and whether it can restore trust…

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Explained: What is Jane Street and how it made Rs 36,500 crore profit by gaming Dalal Street

Explained: What is Jane Street and how it made Rs 36,500 crore profit by gaming Dalal Street

When one of the world’s most sophisticated trading firms makes Rs 43,289 crore in options profits while deliberately losing Rs 7,208 crore in futures and equities, it raises a fundamental question: Was this strategic brilliance or systematic market manipulation? India’s securities regulator, Sebi, believes it’s the latter. The regulator has accused Jane Street Group—a global…

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