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After allowing algorithm trading for institutional investors, the market regulator has proposed norms that will allow retail investors to engage in the technique safely.

Imagine a scenario where you don’t have to keep checking on your investments or trade in derivatives without fear? What if a computer programme can trade for you, taking into account all developments that have a bearing on the stock market? Sounds too good to be true, right?
Well, it is possible through algorithmic trading, a method widely used by large financial institutions.
Algorithm trading or algo trading is a type of trading that uses a computer programme to automatically execute orders based on pre-set rules and parameters like price, time and volume. On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Board …
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
A Rs 10,440 crore share swap with listed Shalimar Paints could give the building materials startup a public market presence without a traditional IPO. But the novel route leaves investors grappling with dilution, valuation and governance concerns.