The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on May 14, 2026, issued a Consultation Paper on Measures for ease of doing business on Exchange Traded Derivatives.
The following has been stated:-
•The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed extensive rationalisation and restructuring of regulatory provisions relating to exchange-traded derivatives in the Master Circulars for Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations, and Commodity Derivatives.
•The proposals include merging overlapping provisions, simplifying compliance requirements, removing redundant reporting obligations, and consolidating norms for equity, currency, interest rate, and commodity derivatives segments.
•SEBI has also suggested separating exchange-related provisions from clearing corporation requirements to create clearer and more streamlined regulatory frameworks.
•Several provisions relating to risk management, surveillance systems, trading hours, price bands, product design, and participant eligibility are proposed to be shifted, merged, or demerged for better consistency and operational efficiency.
•The consultation paper additionally incorporates recent circulars and regulatory updates issued between 2024 and 2025 that were not part of earlier master circular compilations.
•Public comments on the proposals and draft circulars have been invited until June 04, 2026 through SEBI’s online consultation platform.
