Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEBI · India · Established 1992
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is the financial regulator of India, established 1992. It caps retail leverage at 1:20, requires segregated client funds, and compensates clients up to INR 300,000 if a firm fails.
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What this licence gets you
The rules a firm has to follow to keep this licence. A dash means we hold no answer on file, which is not the same as a no.
- Maximum leverage, retail
- 1:20
- Maximum leverage, professional
- 1:50
- Compensation if the firm fails
- INR 300,000
- Negative balance protection
- Not required
- Client funds held separately
- Required
- Hedging
- Not permitted
- FIFO order closing
- Not mandatory
- Supervision covers
- Securities, Mutual Funds, Exchanges, Intermediaries
- Body type
- Government
About SEBI
SEBI regulates India's securities markets and protects investor interests. Growing influence as India becomes major financial market.
- Investor protection fund
- Regular inspections
- Strict compliance
No listed broker holds a SEBI licence
None of the brokers in our database holds an active licence from this authority. That is a statement about our listings, not about the regulator.