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SEBI Mandates Investor Awareness Messages on Trading Apps, Websites
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 19:46
SEBI Mandates Investor Awareness Messages on Trading Apps, Websites
- •SEBI directs stock brokers to prominently display investor awareness messages on their websites and trading apps as part of Project Jagrook and ahead of World Investor Week 2026.
- •Brokers must display SEBI's messages in addition to existing risk disclosures, with the content potentially modified over time.
- •From October 5 to October 31, brokers must display messages and risk disclosures on websites; from November 1, investor awareness messages will be on the landing page.
- •For trading apps, a transition phase runs from October 5 to October 31, with mandatory display of investor awareness messages and risk disclosures on alternate days from November 1.
- •Stock exchanges and depositories are also directed to disseminate the circular, display SEBI's messages, and implement the directive.
Key Questions Answered
From November 1, stock brokers must mandatorily display SEBI's investor awareness messages and risk disclosures on the landing page of their trading apps on alternate days, following an October transition phase where it is optional.
Between October 5 and October 31, stock brokers must display SEBI's investor awareness messages and prescribed risk disclosures on their websites, followed by a mandatory requirement to show the awareness messages on their website landing pages starting November 1.
SEBI directed stock brokers to prominently display investor awareness messages on their websites and trading apps to promote investor awareness as part of Project Jagrook and ahead of World Investor Week 2026.
