Securities and Exchange Board of India

30.08.2016

Capital Market

Price Dissemination through SMS/Electronic Communication Facility

MANU/SDER/0013/2016

As per Section 131(4) of Finance Act, 2015 all rules, directions, guidelines, instructions, circulars, or any like instruments, made by the erstwhile FMC or the Central Government applicable to recognised associations under the FCRA would continue to remain in force for a period of one year from the date on which FCRA was repealed (September 29, 2015), or till such time as notified by SEBI, whichever is earlier. In the past the erstwhile FMC had issued directives regarding price dissemination through SMS in the commodity derivatives. This circular is being issued to consolidate and update such norms. Exchanges shall make efforts for registration of subscribers of Price Dissemination services and disseminate derivatives prices to them on a daily basis. Such direct price dissemination service would provide information to subscribers instantly in an efficient and transparent manner and thus shall be of great benefit to market participants.

Exchanges may provide price dissemination through SMS or any other electronic communication facility (instant messengers, email etc.) for all commodities. The service is to be provided free of cost to the subscribers. However, the expenditure incurred for such price dissemination may be reimbursed from the interest accrued on the Investor Protection Fund (IPF). The provisions of this circular shall come into effect from September 29, 2016 in supersession of all earlier directives issued by erstwhile FMC with regard to matters related to 'Price Dissemination through SMS'.

Tags : Electronic Communication Dissemination Price

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