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The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has notified the Master Directions – RBI (Electronic Trading Platforms) Directions, 2025 ("ETP Directions") on 16.06.2025...

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RBI (Electronic Trading Platform) Directions, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has notified the Master Directions – RBI (Electronic Trading Platforms) Directions, 2025 ("ETP Directions") on 16.06.20251 to provide a revised regulatory framework for Electronic Trading Platforms ("ETPs") in supersession of the Electronic Trading Platforms (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018. The ETP Directions are a step forward to protect the public interest by strengthening financial market systems and supporting the orderly development of financial ecosystems, especially with respect to emerging technologies. The ETP Directions have become applicable with immediate effect.

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