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Pending applications at ‘the other exchange’ for smart order routing appears to be impeding the growth of BSE’s market share in the equity segment.

On Thursday, BSE highlighted a key reason for the bourse’s lagging market share in the equity segment: delays by another exchange in clearing applications for smart order routing, or SOR. The technology lets traders automatically seek the best available pricing across exchange platforms, allowing for an exchange-agnostic trading framework.
On a call with analysts after BSE’s Q4 results for FY26 were released, the management noted that while the exchange has cleared all possible hurdles, applications for SOR have languished at the "other exchange" for over half a year.
The resultant delay appears to be hurting BSE. Its market share in …
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