This PPT prepared by Teacher Educator from Thiagarajar College of Preceptors Madurai for B.Ed Trainees.

1. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (SEBI)

2. Securities and exchange Board of
India (SEBI)

3. • Securities and exchange Board of India
(SEBI) was first established in the year
1988 as a non-statutory body for
regulating the securities market.
• It was made as an autonomous body

4. • The Securities and Exchange Board of India is the
regulator of the securities and commodity market
in India owned by the Government of India. It was
established on 12 April 1988 and given Statutory
Powers on 30 January 1992 through the SEBI Act,
1992.
• Founded: 12 April 1992
• Sector: Securities market
• Jurisdiction: India
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Type: Statutory corporation
• Chairperson: Ajay Tyagi

6. Director
Additional
directors/Joint Directors
Addional
Director(Administraon)
Technical Director /Joint
Directors(System)
Deputy Directors
/Assistant Directors
Deputy
Director(Administraon)
Deputy
Directors(System)
Assistant
Director(Administraon)
Assistant
Director(System)

7. 1.Monitor's the working of mutual
funds
2. Restricts illegal practices of
firms
3. Plays a great
role in protecting
investors interest
4. Regulates working of stock
exchanges
5.Conducts audit, inspection 6. Prohibits insider
activity

8. Objectives of SEBI
1. Regulation of Stock Exchanges
2. Protection to the Investors
3. Checking the Insider Trading
4. Control over Brokers

9. Functions of SEBI
• Securities and Exchange Board of India
(frequently abbreviated SEBI) is the nodal agency
which safeguards the interests of an investor in
the Indian Financial market.
• SEBI performs three key functions: quasi-
legislative, quasi-judicial and quasi-executive. It
drafts regulations, conducts investigation &
enforcement action and it passes rulings and
orders.

10. Powers of SEBI
• Powers Relating to Stock Exchanges
&Intermediaries
• Power to Impose Monetary Penalties
• Power to Initiate Actions in Functions Assigned
• Power to Regulate Insider Trading
• Powers Under Securities Contracts Act
• Power to Regulate Business of Stock Exchanges

11. Dematerialization (DEMAT
Dematerialization is the process by which
physical share certificates of an investor
are taken back by the company/registrar
and destroyed

12. Benefits of Dematerialization
• The risks pertaining to physical certificates like loss, theft,
forgery and damage are eliminated completely with a
DEMAT account.
• The lack of paperwork enables quicker transactions and
higher efficiency in trading
• Trading has become more convenient as one can trade
through computers at any location, without the need of
visiting a broker.
• The shares that are created through mergers and
consolidation of companies are credited automatically in the
DEMAT account.

13. Questions
1. What are the functions of SEBI?
2. Explain the powers of SEBI.
3. What are the benefits of Dematerialisation?