- Chairman, U.K.Sinha (as on April 2014). (Disclaimer: Subject to change.)
- It is an Apex body to develop and regulate the stock market in India (Capital Market Regulator).
- Objective is to protect the interest of investors so that there is a steady flow of savings into the capital market.
Functions of SEBI:
- Regulation of stock exchanges and intermediaries to stock exchanges like stock brokers, merchant bankers etc including their registration.
- Prohibition of fraudulent and unfair trade practices relating to securities market.
- Prohibition of insider trading.
- Promoting investor education.
- Training of intermediaries.
- Conducting research and publishing information useful to all market participants.
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