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September 2026
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SEBISEBI Board meeting of 24 September 2026: all 13 items in one table — new Portfolio Managers and Settlement Regulations, FPIs in commodity derivatives, Accredited Investor changes
SEBI Board: 13 itemsNew facilityThe 215th meeting of the SEBI Board, held in Mumbai on 24 September 2026, cleared a long list: new Portfolio Managers Regulations, new Settlement Regulations, a Common Advertisement Code, FPIs in more commodity derivatives, wider Vault Manager rules, changes for REITs and InvITs, an easier debt-listing rule and a reworked Accredited Investor framework. A fourth settlement scheme for illiquid stock options was placed before it.
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FEMA & RBIRBI finalises rules on novation of OTC derivative contracts; instructions folded into four existing Directions and apply from 22 September 2026
OTC derivative novationRule changeRBI has finalised its instructions on novation of OTC derivative contracts, first released as a draft on 9 July 2025. Instead of a separate direction, the instructions are inserted in the four Directions governing OTC foreign exchange, rupee interest rate, government securities and credit derivatives. They apply to any novation undertaken on or after 22 September 2026.
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SEBISEBI proposes changing how expiry-day settlement prices of derivatives are fixed after the Closing Auction Session; comment window closed on 3 October 2026
CAS review: 7 proposalsComments invitedA SEBI consultation paper issued on 12 September 2026 proposes two options for the expiry-day settlement price of index and stock derivatives — a blended VWAP of the last 30 minutes of continuous trading and the 10-minute Closing Auction Session, or the earlier 30-minute VWAP for an interim period. It also proposes revised market timings and changes to auction orders. Comments were due by 3 October 2026; the window has closed.
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SEBICommodity derivatives: SEBI revises penalties for client-level position limit breaches and the test for a “Broad” agricultural commodity
Penalty: 2% or ₹2 lakh, lowerReliefSEBI has revised the penal provisions for open-interest violations at client level in the commodity derivatives segment: the penalty is 2% of the value of the excess for the days it continues, or ₹2,00,000 (₹10,000 where the excess is up to 2% of the limit), whichever is lower. No additional penalty applies where the breach arises only from clubbing. The definition of “Broad Commodity” and client position limits are also revised.
August 2026
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SEBI87.7% of individual traders in equity derivatives lost money in FY26; net losses about ₹91,685 crore: SEBI studies
87.7% of F&O traders lost moneyTwo SEBI studies on individual traders in the equity derivatives segment show active traders fell about 20% to 78.6 lakh in FY26, while 87.7% of them still incurred losses. Aggregate net losses were about ₹91,685 crore and the average loss per trader about ₹1.17 lakh. Around 92% of the losses arose from options trading.
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FEMA & RBIRBI draft CVA framework: banks to compute Credit Valuation Adjustment capital charge under Basel III basic approach from 1 April 2027, with a simpler option for smaller derivative books
CVA capital charge: draftComments invitedRBI released draft Directions on 7 August 2026 to replace its 2011 Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) framework with the basic approach (BA-CVA) of the final Basel III framework. Banks could choose the full or reduced version; a bank with non-centrally cleared derivatives of up to ₹10 lakh crore notional could instead set its CVA charge at 100% of its counterparty credit risk charge. Proposed date of effect is 1 April 2027; comments closed on 28 August 2026.
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