Archive · 14 Sep 2026
NSE IPO Highlights Growth Prospects and Key Brokerage Risks
The National Stock Exchange, or NSE, is one of India’s main stock exchanges.
It earns money when people trade shares and other financial products.
SBI Securities says NSE could grow as more people invest and as India’s financial markets expand.
NSE also uses technology to process very large numbers of trades quickly.
It earns additional money from market data, colocation, connectivity and index licensing.
However, trading could slow if the economy weakens or investors lose confidence.
Computer failures, cyberattacks, regulatory changes or defaults by market participants could also hurt the exchange.
These strengths and risks are important considerations for people evaluating the NSE IPO.
The National Stock Exchange holds a leading position in India’s largely duopolistic exchange market and reported FY26 global shares of 11.4% in cash equities and 51.2% in equity derivatives.
SBI Securities identified financialisation of savings, rising investor participation, digital adoption, regulatory reforms and broader product offerings as long-term growth drivers.
NSE operates a technology-led model supporting multiple asset classes, high transaction volumes, cybersecurity systems and T+1 and T+0 settlement cycles.
NSE’s colocation, connectivity, data and index-licensing revenue rose from Rs 1,395 crore in FY24 to Rs 1,956 crore in FY26.
Key risks include lower trading volumes, cyberattacks, system failures, regulatory changes, counterparty defaults and inadequate settlement-guarantee funds.
- Who
- The National Stock Exchange and brokerage SBI Securities.
- What
- SBI Securities outlined the NSE IPO’s business strengths, growth opportunities and key risks.
- When
- The analysis refers mainly to FY24-FY26, FY26 and Q1FY27; it also cites a cybersecurity attack in May 2025.
- Where
- The business operates primarily in India, with international activities through GIFT City’s GIFT IFSC.
- Why
- To assess NSE’s long-term growth prospects and risks for the proposed IPO and offer-for-sale.
- Market position
- NSE has remained India’s largest exchange by total cash-market turnover and equity-derivatives notional turnover since FY01.
- FY26 global share
- Approximately 11.4% in cash equities and 51.2% in equity derivatives.
- FY26 IPO activity
- Companies raised around $20.1 billion through NSE, with 219 IPO listings.
- Technology capacity
- NSE’s platform can process billions of messages with microsecond-level order responses and nanosecond-level order acknowledgements.
- Diversified revenue
- Colocation, connectivity, data and index-licensing revenue increased from Rs 1,395 crore in FY24 to Rs 1,956 crore in FY26.
- Colocation growth
- Colocation racks increased from 934 in FY24 to 1,868 by Q1FY27.
- Main risks
- Lower trading volumes, technology and cybersecurity incidents, regulatory changes, counterparty defaults and inadequate risk controls.