As per SEBI guidelines on Trade Annulment, Stock exchanges shall charge an application fee equal to 5% of the value of trade(s) for accepting an annulment request from a stock broker, subject to a minimum fee of? 1 lakh and maximum fee of ? 10 lakhs. The amount realised is credited to the Investor Protection Fund.

SEBI vide circular dated June 05, 2024, has decided the securities for pay-out shall be credited directly to the respective client's demat account by the CCs. As a consequence, the timing of the payout of securities shall be revised from 1 PM to 3:30 PM. The direct payout shall not be applicable to clients having arrangements with custodians.

As per the guidelines, 'In case the Market Participant wishes to pursue online arbitration, then the Market Participant must deposit 100% of the admissible claim value with the relevant Mll prior to initiation of the online arbitration'.

According to the margin payment and collateral segregation guidelines, on receipt of a trade from a client account by the CC, the margin shall first be blocked from the value of the client collateral. If the client collateral is not sufficient, the residual margin shall be blocked from the TM proprietary collateral. If the TM proprietary collateral is also not sufficient, then the residual margin shall be blocked from the CM proprietary collateral.

Category I FPls include Government and Government related investors (central banks, sovereign wealth funds), Pension funds, university funds, and Appropriately Regulated entities like insurance/reinsurance entities, banks, and asset management companies from FATF member countries. Corporate bodies, family offices, and unregulated funds fall under Category II.