SEBI New Peak Margin Rules for Traders

SEBI’s New Peak Margin rules from 01-09-2021

SEBI margin rules explain in layman’s language-
SEBI has changed some rules related to margin and trading.
1) Buying and selling of shares will Require Upfront margin from now onwards.
Eg: If you want to buy Adaniport shares worth 1lakh, you must have 20k Rs in your account as cash and the rest money to be paid within 2 days…
Major Change If you want to sell 1 lac worth of Adaniport shares from your holdings for that scenario also you must have min 20k rs in your account. Failing which penalties will be levied.
Read Carefully… Selling from holding will also require Upfront margin in cash (Var+ELM).
You can keep extra cash or can pledge other holdings for the stipulated margin required.
2) Shares bought today cannot be sold Tomorrow.
Implications: BTST Closed
Eg You bought Adaniport On Monday. You can only sell those shares after receiving the delivery of shares. T+2 you can sell on Wednesday.
You can only sell the shares after you receive in Your DP/only after receiving the delivery of shares.
3) Shares Sold Today from delivery….. the funds cannot be used for new trades today. You can use the funds for new trades the next day.
Eg:  You sold 100,000 Rs worth of Adaniport’s shares today.
You cannot use this money to buy fresh shares of other companies.

No changes In options and Futures Rules for Now Till further Notice.

Morale of the rules change : – Intraday trading practice which is reason for maximum loss of the trader is not going to end and brokers lobby
which provide extra limit to the client just to shake of brokerage now get in problem.
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Mr. Sushil Alewa

Sushil Alewa is the Founder and Director of ISFM – International School of Financial Market, one of Gurugram's established stock market training institutes. Over the past decade, he has built ISFM into a platform offering structured certification programs in technical analysis, derivatives, research and wealth management, supported by placement assistance.
He holds an MBA, is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a SEBI Registered Research Analyst (Registration No. INH100009433). His 16+ years in the financial markets span live trading, equity advisory, portfolio management and market research, including HNI advisory roles at Sharekhan, India Infoline, India Bulls, Religare and Anand Rathi Wealth Management before he moved into full-time education.
Alongside ISFM, he serves as a Visiting Professor at Gurugram University and is currently pursuing a PhD in financial markets, with research interests in options strategies and data-driven trading frameworks.
He writes on equity markets, derivatives, technical analysis and personal financial planning, with a focus on making market concepts practical for retail participants.

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