NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED

INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

CIRCULAR

 

 

Circular No. NSE/INVG/PRE/2003/16

Download No. NSE/INVG/2003/4590                                              November 25, 2003

 

Dear Members,

 

Sub: Sub: Disclosure of proprietary trading by broker to client

 

To all Members,

 

In pursuance of SEBI Circular no: SEBI/MRD/SE/Cir-42/2003 dated November 19, 2003, with a view to increase the transparency in the dealings between the trading member and their clients, all trading members are required to disclose to his clients whether they do client based business or proprietary trading as well. In connection with the same, the trading members may take note of the following :

 

1.                  The trading member shall disclose the aforesaid information to his existing clients within a period of one month from the date of this circular.

2.                  Further, the trading member shall disclose this information upfront to his new clients at the time of entering into the Know Your Client agreement.

3.                  In case of a trading member who at present does not trade on proprietary account, chooses to do so at a later date, he shall be required to disclose this to his clients before carrying out any proprietary trading.

 

Members may please note that non-compliance of this requirement by any member shall be treated as a violation. 

 

The provisions of this circular shall come into effect from November 27, 2003.

 

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

TapasDas

(Manager)