Mumbai: Market regulator Sebi is working on ways to extend the tenure of derivative (futures & options or F&O) contracts, a trouble area for the market regulator, as data show nine out of 10 retail participants lose money in this segment. Currently, retail participants trade more in weekly options contracts than in the relatively long-tenure…
In an interim order, the Securities and Exchange Board of India accused global trading firm Jane Street of deliberately manipulating the index through a series of trades that it said lacked “plausible economic rationale.” SEBI called it a case of “intra-day index manipulation,” flagging what it described as aggressive, unhedged positions in Nifty Bank options…
Former SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch has pushed back against allegations of regulatory failure, calling them a false narrative. She clarified that the regulator had, in fact, identified index manipulation by Jane Street and initiated several actions — including a cease-and-desist order — between April 2024 and February 2025. In a press statement issued today,…
Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) has accused Jane Street, one of Wall Street’s biggest trading firms, of running what it calls “an intentional, well planned, and sinister scheme” to distort the country’s markets. The Financial Times reported the regulator’s findings on Monday. Reuters has not verified this independently. On Friday, SEBI barred Jane Street from…
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday (July 7, 2025) accused the Modi Government of making the rich richer and pushing ordinary investors to the brink of ruin by being silent on ‘manipulation’ by big players in…
Getty Images Synopsis The Sebi interim order against Jane Street exposes the frailties of the Indian derivatives market – flawed product structures and lopsided composition loaded against the small, individual traders. The regulator might have its task cut out in completing the investigation and standing the judicial scrutiny. Douglas Schadewald and Rahul Yadav are two…
(Bloomberg) — India has temporarily barred Jane Street Group LLC from accessing the local securities market for alleged index manipulation, dealing a severe hit to the US firm that made $4.3 billion in trading gains there in more than two years. Most Read from Bloomberg The Securities and Exchange Board of India said it would…
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…