India’s high-frequency trading space has come under sharper regulatory focus after the Sebi accused Jane Street Group of manipulating the country’s stock and derivatives markets, allegedly disadvantaging millions of retail investors.
This trend of HFT's dominance has gathered momentum in last few years, data from NSE has shown, as Sebi's measures to rein in excessive retail F&O trading activity kick in from this week.
Asset managers urge the FM to hike STT on high-frequency F&O trades over Rs 1,000 crore to protect retail investors from excessive speculation and losses
Experts say a domestic brokerage licence provides the foreign funds with greater flexibility in derivative markets, especially when it comes to taking short positions
Peninsula Land and Associate Alcohols and Breweries touched a 52-week high.
High-frequency trading firms (HTFs) – or algo firms on steroids –use complex algorithms and powerful computers to execute trades at lightning speeds.
Century Enka touched a 52-week high on May 5.
GE Power India touched a 52-week high.
Empower India, Captain Pipes, and Growington Ventures closed lower.
Aditya Birla Fashion, Sadbhav Engineering and TVS Electronics ended sharply higher on April 2
GOCL Corporation, GM Breweries, and Zenith Drugs closed higher on April 1.
Grasim Industries touched a 52-week high.
Shreink Limited, Seacost Shipping Services, and Sonu Infratech closed higher on March 21.
Kohinoor Foods and Godfrey Phillips closed higher.
With the sudden rise in F&O volumes, market participants had been worried that a tax hike to slow down the pace would be introduced
Market watchers say the trend of HFTs getting more active in the cash market could be driven by two factors. One, mid and small caps have outperformed large caps by a huge margin. Two, competition appears to be heating up in the equity futures and options segment
While Integra Essentia Limited touched a 52-week high, MK Proteins touched a 52-week low.
While Urja Global and Sula Vineyards rallied to their 52-week highs, South Indian Bank closed lower on January 8
Bulk deals are negotiated beforehand between the buyer and seller and then entered into the trading system.
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