Securities Lending

Indian Brokers Seek Delay To RBI Capital Market Rules As Liquidity Concerns Grow

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19 Feb 2026 — 1 min read

A significant development in Indian capital markets is unfolding as brokers’ associations have formally asked regulators to postpone new bank lending rules.

The Association of NSE Members of India has requested that SEBI urge the Reserve Bank of India to delay the implementation of tighter bank lending norms by six months. The rules, scheduled to take effect on April 1, would require full cash collateral for bank guarantees and tighten capital requirements for brokers and intermediaries. Critics argue that these changes could reduce proprietary trading activity and negatively impact liquidity and price efficiency in equities and derivatives markets.

This pushback reflects deeper concerns within the trading community that stricter collateral demands may deter market participation, particularly from foreign portfolio investors who often provide incremental liquidity. If the delay is granted, brokers could gain breathing room to adapt their capital and risk strategies without disrupting ongoing trading dynamics. For the stock loan and securities finance space, this episode highlights how regulatory shifts in capital market funding can ripple through liquidity provisioning and broker intermediated supply mechanisms.

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