Understanding the History of SEBI and Indian Market Regulation

Every rule you meet as an Indian investor, from the margin your broker blocks to the insider trading window a company announces, has a history. This course tells the story of who policed Indian markets before SEBI existed, why the old mix of exchange self-regulation and the Controller of Capital Issues broke down, and how SEBI grew from a 1988 advisory body into a statutory regulator with real teeth. It then explains the core rulebook in plain English (insider trading, takeovers, IPO and listing rules, intermediaries), walks through the landmark enforcement cases that shaped SEBI's powers, from Sahara to Satyam to NSE co-location, and closes with the modern SEBI: the commodity market merger, the F&O and finfluencer curbs, and the complaint routes every investor can use today. Written for general market enthusiasts, history and macro curious readers, and investors from every track who want to know why the market's rules look the way they do.