“Sebi’s chairs have consistently shown that retail investors in derivatives face losses, often because they do not fully understand the risk of these products,” Sebi’s president Tuhin Kanta Pandey said at the World Investor Week 2025 event organized by NSE.
“Individuals should investigate whether they try to create long -term assets or want to join speculative, short -term trade … derivatives are for hedging and risk management, not for rapid gain. Retail investors should assess their risk capabilities, how to avoid these agreements,” he added.
SEBI data shows that the number of unique investors of the Securities Market Ecosystem has increased to 13.4 million, due to increased accession, on-boarding and wide awareness, the number of unique investors of the Securities Market Ecosystem has increased to 13.4 million.
A recent survey launched by SEBI reveals that 63% of Indian homes (up to 5 million houses) are aware of at least one securities market product. However, the actual partnership is 9.5% of houses (2.1 million homes).
The head of the SEBI highlighted that only% 36% of investors hold the high or medium ge knowledge of the securities market. This is a weakness of the Junowledge Distance that exposes investors to the risks and makes them susceptible to fraud, he said.
Pandey said that when SEBI could provide tools, the final Ield for investors is going to be smart through responsible investments.
“A smart investor depends on reliable, tested sources and ignores the unpredictable offers fur on social media.”
In the last 18 months, more than 1 lakh illegal contents have been removed from various social media platforms after Sebi raised concerns about misleading companies like Google and Meta.
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