NEPSE tightens collateral limit and 25% cash limit

लगानी न्यूज

१६ बैशाख २०८३, बुधबार १७:५९April 29, 2026

. Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has directed its members to stop influencing the market by creating artificial demand in securities trade.

Issuing a circular on Wednesday, Nepse has warned the investors not to enter a purchase order of more than the actual collateral limit and to do activities that show temporary demand in the market.TAG_OPEN_div_10

After it was found that some brokers were allowed to enter orders of many times more than collateral and later cancel those orders, NEPSE has made it mandatory to take at least 25 percent of the estimated amount in advance while placing the purchase order as per Regulation 8 (1) of the Securities Trading Operation Bylaw, 2075.TAG_OPEN_div_8

According to the supervision section of NEPSE, action will be initiated as per the prevailing laws if the transaction is found violating the provisions of the bylaws.TAG_OPEN_div_6 The move is expected to protect the interests of genuine investors by controlling the abnormal volatility in the market.