Sebi tweaks framework on margin trading facilities

Sebi tweaks framework on margin trading facilities

To promote ease of doing business, markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday allowed securities funded through cash collateral to be considered as maintenance margin for margin trading facility (MTF). The move will also help alleviate the burden of additional collateral towards the maintenance margin for the margin trading facility. The development took place after the Securities … Read more

margin trading: Get ready to pay more for margin trading

margin trading: Get ready to pay more for margin trading

Mumbai: Non-banking finance companies have raised the cost of borrowing for stock brokers by 25-30%, according to four industry officials familiar with the matter. The move will make margin funding – a short-term loan that brokers extend to investors for buying shares they cannot afford otherwise – costlier for clients, the officials said. Brokers borrow … Read more