SEBI, the Indian securities market regulator has set a unique example for the entire world by introducing IPO grading in India 2006 on optional basis and further mandating it from May, 2007. The purpose of this grading was to provide retail investors with a ready-made assessment of the...

A well developed and competitive financial market with financial inclusion is a must, if India has to emerge as a strong knowledge based economy. The transformation of Indian equity market, that till 1990s, was plagued with inefficiency with respect to trading, settlement and surveillance, and...

There are many studies on estimating retail investors in Indian Equity Market. However, each of them remains short on exact number. This paper is also an attempt to arrive at estimated number of retail investors in the Indian equity market and how it compares with rest of the world. We with our...