Archive · 19 Sep 2025
SEBI and RBI Collaborate to Boost Bond Trading
SEBI and RBI are working together to make it easier to trade in corporate bond derivatives.
They hope to boost trading in these bonds.
With a lot of corporate bonds out there, the goal is to get more people involved, including smaller investors.
They also want the clearing corporation (CCIL) to build better systems for trading currencies.
This aims to make bond trading and currency trading more active and efficient, attracting more investors and improving market liquidity.
SEBI and RBI are in talks to promote corporate bond index derivatives.
Discussions are ongoing to improve trading comparable to equity.
Outstanding corporate bonds have risen to ₹53.6 lakh crore.
Minimum investment in privately placed bonds was reduced to ₹10,000.
CCIL may build infrastructure for currency trading beyond dollar-rupee.
- Who
- SEBI and RBI
- What
- Are collaborating to encourage corporate bond index derivative trading and CCIL to improve infrastructure
- When
- Ongoing discussions; as of September 19, 2025
- Where
- Debt market
- Why
- To deepen the debt market and enhance trading
Current Debt Market State
Proposed Reforms
Market Development
Current Debt Market State
Secondary bond trading volumes lag behind equity markets.
Proposed Reforms
Improved trading is the main goal.
- Organizations
- SEBI, RBI, CCIL
- Corporate Bonds Outstanding (March 2025)
- ₹53.6 lakh crore
- Minimum Investment (Reduced)
- ₹10,000
- CCIL's Role
- Could provide infrastructure for currency trading
Sources
Corporate bond yields remain high
RBI asks States to spread borrowings across tenures, say sources
SEBI, RBI in talks to boost corporate bond index derivatives trading
Sebi to build corporate bond index derivative trading soon
