High-Speed Trading Backlash Mounts Pressure on India's Sebi
- SEBI panel said to push for more detailed rules on HFT
- Regulator's public silence fuels frustration among brokers
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Photographer: Tim Graham/Tim GrahamIndia’s markets regulator is coming under increased pressure to improve its oversight of high-speed trading after allegations of unfair access at the nation’s biggest equity bourse.
The country’s top brokerage associations are among a growing chorus of voices calling for the Securities and Exchange Board of India to take action after an investigation by one of its own advisory panels claimed that there may have been collusion between the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. and a high-frequency trading firm. The panel is pushing for SEBI to frame more detailed rules on HFT and punish anyone found of wrongdoing, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.