Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Kamath Advocates for Easier Short-Selling in Indian Markets
Nithin Kamath, from Zerodha, thinks it should be easier to bet that stock prices will go down in India, a process called short-selling.
He believes it's currently too hard, making it difficult to know the real value of stocks.
Because of how the market is structured it is more difficult to make these bets.
The market regulator, SEBI, made new rules about how these bets are reported.
Kamath suggests that it be easier, such as allowing shorting on more stocks and setting up a limit on required disclosure.
Nithin Kamath advocates for easier short-selling in Indian markets to improve price discovery.
He argues that the difficulty in shorting stocks distorts market prices.
Only 224 F&O stocks are available for shorting, limiting opportunities.
SEBI introduced new disclosure norms in 2024 regarding short sales.
Kamath suggests expanding short-selling to more stocks and allowing undisclosed positions within limits.
- Who
- Nithin Kamath, Co-Founder and CEO of Zerodha.
- What
- Nithin Kamath is advocating for easier short-selling in Indian markets.
- When
- August 1, 2025.
- Where
- Indian stock markets.
- Why
- To improve price discovery and market efficiency.
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- Person
- Nithin Kamath
- Company
- Zerodha
- Topic
- Short-selling
- Key action
- Advocating for easier shorting
- SEBI Changes
- Disclosure norms
