Intraday 10X leverage

[nithin]

@Sleepy_Weasel

Just wanted your views upon why did SEBI stopped intraday leverage for traders?

Long answer, you can check for the history here.

Peak margin requirements from Sep 1st 2021 & its effects

Starting Sep 1, 2021, there won’t be any additional intraday leverage for equity (maximum 5 times) and F&O trades. This regulation is going to affect intraday traders. Since intraday traders generate the maximum volumes and revenues, this will affect the entire brokerage industry significantly as well. Firstly, what is the regulation? I had explained this earlier, do check this post for details. Here’s the gist: Until now, brokerage firms could offer any amount of intraday leverage, and now…

@Sleepy_Weasel

additionally some of the local brokers still offers 5x margins for intraday trading not sure how they do it

Even at Zerodha you can trade stocks for intraday with 5x leverage. This is the max leverage that SEBI allows now. No additional leverage is allowed only on F&O, and that is for every broker.