Archive · 18 Sep 2025
SEBI to Expand Commodity Derivatives Market Access
SEBI, India's market regulator, wants more people and institutions to trade commodities.
They plan to let foreign investors, banks, and others participate.
This is intended to make the market more active.
SEBI is also working with the government to solve tax issues for businesses.
The goal is to improve how commodity markets work in India and to align them with national priorities like Make in India.
SEBI aims to broaden participation in commodity derivatives markets.
Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) will potentially be allowed to trade.
Banks, insurance companies, and pension funds may also be included.
SEBI is addressing GST-related challenges.
Aims to include commodity brokers in a reporting mechanism by 2025.
- Who
- SEBI
- What
- Plans to expand participation in commodity derivatives markets.
- When
- Announced at an MCX event.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To deepen and widen participation in commodity markets
Market Participants
SEBI
Market Access
Market Participants
Wider access leads to greater participation and liquidity
SEBI
SEBI seeks to deepen and widen the market
Taxation
Market Participants
Businesses want GST-related challenges resolved.
SEBI
SEBI is engaging the government to address GST issues.
- Organization
- SEBI
- Objective
- Deepen & widen commodity derivatives market
- Participants targeted
- FPIs, banks, insurance companies, pension funds
- Action
- Considering allowing FPIs to trade in non-cash settled commodity derivatives
- Collaboration
- Engaging with the government to resolve GST issues
- Initiative
- Will include commodity-specific brokers in reporting mechanism by 2025
Sources
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