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NSE Listing: What to do if shares list below issue price? Experts provide full details.
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CNBC Awaaz•23-09-2026, 17:27
NSE Listing: What to do if shares list below issue price? Experts provide full details.
- •NSE shares are set to list on September 24, raising questions for investors on how to act.
- •Market expert Rakesh Bansal suggests considering NSE for the long term as a potential 'wealth creator'.
- •Bansal called NSE a 'money-printing machine' because the exchange profits from every transaction, regardless of investor gain or loss.
- •Future regulatory changes, such as weekly or daily expiries, could boost NSE's earnings and valuation.
- •Rakesh Bansal advises buying for the long term or holding shares, but recommends checking company earnings and valuation before buying.
Key Questions Answered
The upper issue price for the NSE IPO is set at ₹1,785 per share, and for retail investors, a single lot consists of eight shares.
Rakesh Bansal describes NSE as a money-printing machine because the exchange earns revenue from every transaction—whether through buying, selling, or futures and options trading—regardless of whether individual investors make a profit or a loss.
Currently, SEBI rules permit an exchange to offer weekly options expiry in only one benchmark index.
