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Securities Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") issued a circular "Safer participation of retail investors in algorithmic trading" dated February 04, 2025, which aimed at ensuring safer participation of retail investors...

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EXTENSION OF TIMELINE FOR FORMULATION OF IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS PERTAINING TO SEBI CIRCULAR ON "SAFER PARTICIPATION OF RETAIL INVESTORS IN ALGORITHMIC TRADING"¹

Securities Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") issued a circular "Safer participation of retail investors in algorithmic trading" dated February 04, 2025, which aimed at ensuring safer participation of retail investors in algorithmic trading, with implementation standards to be developed by the Brokers' Industry Standards Forum under stock exchanges and in consultation with SEBI by April 1, 2025. However, upon receiving a request from the stock exchanges for an extension to address unresolved issues, SEBI decided to postpone the effective date of implementation standards to May 01, 2025, and the applicability of the circular's provisions to August 01, 2025. Exchanges are directed to implement the necessary systems, amend relevant rules, inform brokers, and publicize the circular. The circular is issued under

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