SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) was established in 1988 to regulate securities markets in India and protect investors. It was granted legal status in 1992. SEBI acts as a watchdog to prevent market manipulation like price rigging and insider trading. It has protective, developmental, and regulatory functions. Its protective functions include checking price rigging and unfair trade practices. Its regulatory functions include framing rules, registering intermediaries like brokers, and inspecting stock exchanges.

1. SEBI
BY ALOK SINGH(KANPUR)
ALOK.LPU@YAHOO.COM

2. SEBI
• Established in 1988 to regulate the functions
of security markets (Capital markets).
(prevents frauds)
• In 1992 SEBI granted legal status.
• Act as a watchdog.
• Main purpose is to keep a check on
malpractices and to protect the interest of
investors.
• It develops code of conduct for intermediators

3. Functions of SEBI
• (I) Protective Functions
• Check price rigging
• Prohibits insider trading
• Prohibits fraud and unfair trade practices.
• Educate investors.

4. • i) SEBI checks Price Rigging:
• Price Rigging means some people manipulate
the prices of securities for inflation or
depressing the market price of securities.
• SEBI prohibits such practice to avoid fraud and
cheating which can happen to any investor.

5. • (ii) SEBI prohibits Insider trading:
• Any person which is connected with a company
such as directors, promoters, workers etc is
called Insiders. Due to working in the company
they have sensitive information which affects the
prices of the
• For Example - Managers or Directors of a
company may know that company will issue
Bonus shares to its shareholders at a particular
time and they purchase shares from market to
make a profit with bonus issue.

6. • (iii) SEBI prohibits fraudulent and Unfair
Trade Practices:
• SEBI always restricts the companies which
make misleading statements which are likely
to induce the sale or purchase of securities by
any other person.
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7. • II Development Function
• Promotes training of intermediaries. (eg.
Brokers).
• Adopting flexible approach
• (Permit internet trading. Made underwritting
optional).
• SEBI has permitted internet
trading through registered stock brokers.

8. • III Regulatory Function
• Frames rules and regulations (Code of
conduct)
• Conduct inquiries and audit

9. • (i) SEBI has framed rules and regulations and a
code of conduct to regulate the
intermediaries such as merchant bankers,
brokers, underwriters, etc.
ii) These intermediaries have been brought
under the regulatory purview and private
placement has been made more restrictive.

10. • (iii) SEBI registers and regulates the working
of stock brokers, sub-brokers, share transfer
agents, trustees, merchant bankers and all
those who are associated with stock exchange
in any manner.

11. • (iv) SEBI registers and regulates the working of
mutual funds etc.
(v) SEBI regulates takeover of the companies.
(vi) SEBI conducts inquiries and audit of stock
exchanges.

12. • Inspection of Stock Exchanges: On-site
supervision through inspection of stock
exchanges is considered an effective
regulatory tool.