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Nimish Maheshwari

Market & Forensics Analyst

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Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>India's depository duopoly shows strong growth, with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/national-securities-depository-ltd-nsdl" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39939:1" rel="noopener">NSDL (NSDL IN)</a> leading in institutional assets and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/central-depository-services" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27902:1" rel="noopener">Central Depository Services (CDSL IN)</a> dominating the expanding retail investor base.</li>
<li>Financially, CDSL shows superior growth (37% revenue CAGR) and higher profitability margins, while NSDL has grown revenue at a 23% CAGR.</li>
<li>NSDL’s settlement value market share has declined to 66% from 82% in FY19, as competitor CDSL gains ground by partnering with high-volume, new-age retail brokers.</li>
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India's depository duopoly shows strong growth, with NSDL (NSDL IN) leading in institutional assets and Central Depository Services (CDSL IN) dominating the expanding retail investor base.
Financially, CDSL shows superior growth (37% revenue CAGR) and higher profitability margins, while NSDL has grown revenue at a 23% CAGR.
NSDL’s settlement value market share has declined to 66% from 82% in FY19, as competitor CDSL gains ground by partnering with high-volume, new-age retail brokers.


NSDL Vs. CDSL: Who Can Drive More Growth Ahead in This Duopoly?

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<li>Retail investor activity and demat additions slowed sharply in early 2025, with new account openings falling to a multi-year low of 2.3Mn in February.</li>
<li>This signals a broader sentiment reset after a 5-month market correction and FPI outflows, impacting brokers, depositories like CDSL, and exchange volumes.</li>
<li>The euphoria phase is cooling, but the long-term equity culture remains intact. Investors should expect near-term consolidation, with stronger players gaining share.</li>
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Retail investor activity and demat additions slowed sharply in early 2025, with new account openings falling to a multi-year low of 2.3Mn in February.
This signals a broader sentiment reset after a 5-month market correction and FPI outflows, impacting brokers, depositories like CDSL, and exchange volumes.
The euphoria phase is cooling, but the long-term equity culture remains intact. Investors should expect near-term consolidation, with stronger players gaining share.


India’s Capital Markets in Early 2025: Retail Activity Cools Amid Shifting Currents

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Sudarshan Bhandari

India Equity Analyst - Fundamental & Thematic

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<li>Overall, the introduction of the price-linked tick size mechanism by the NSE is a positive development as it leads to improving market efficiency and enhancing price discovery. </li>
<li>This move is likely to benefit investors by reducing slippage costs and improving liquidity, especially for small-cap and mid-cap stocks. </li>
<li>The move is also evidence of intense competition between NSE and BSE. BSE earlier was the only exchange to offer reduced tick size.</li>
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Overall, the introduction of the price-linked tick size mechanism by the NSE is a positive development as it leads to improving market efficiency and enhancing price discovery. 
This move is likely to benefit investors by reducing slippage costs and improving liquidity, especially for small-cap and mid-cap stocks. 
The move is also evidence of intense competition between NSE and BSE. BSE earlier was the only exchange to offer reduced tick size.


India's Largest Exchange Took Major Move To Improve Price Efficiency

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<li>Indian household savings seeing a significant transition from traditional assets to financial assets</li>
<li>More than transition, there is a transformative trend ahead for financialization of savings paving way for Indian Households a decadal opportunity of wealth creation</li>
<li>What happened in US could happen in India over the next few decades - Significant wealth creation opportunity</li>
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Indian household savings seeing a significant transition from traditional assets to financial assets
More than transition, there is a transformative trend ahead for financialization of savings paving way for Indian Households a decadal opportunity of wealth creation
What happened in US could happen in India over the next few decades - Significant wealth creation opportunity


From Savings to Wealth Creation: The Financialization of Indian Households

Event-Driven

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<li>The RBI's revised Commercial Banks Credit Facilities Amendment Directions, 2026, now take effect on 1 July 2026, introducing 100% collateral mandates for bank guarantees, a ban on intraday margin funding.</li>
<li>Proprietary desks, accounting for roughly 40% of F&amp;O turnover, face materially higher capital intensity. Combined with STT changes and end of weekly expiry cycles, this could reduce derivative-volumes by 15–20%.</li>
<li>The shift rewards well-capitalized, self-clearing brokers while punishing balance-sheet-light participants. The open question is whether MTF collateral ambiguity gets clarified before implementation, which could define the magnitude of the shock.</li>
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The RBI's revised Commercial Banks Credit Facilities Amendment Directions, 2026, now take effect on 1 July 2026, introducing 100% collateral mandates for bank guarantees, a ban on intraday margin funding.
Proprietary desks, accounting for roughly 40% of F&amp;O turnover, face materially higher capital intensity. Combined with STT changes and end of weekly expiry cycles, this could reduce derivative-volumes by 15–20%.
The shift rewards well-capitalized, self-clearing brokers while punishing balance-sheet-light participants. The open question is whether MTF collateral ambiguity gets clarified before implementation, which could define the magnitude of the shock.


RBI's New Bank Funding Rules: The Slow Squeeze on India's Derivatives Ecosystem

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Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) is an Indian central securities depository that facilitates the holding and transaction of securities in electronic form, enabling the settlement of trades on stock exchanges. It offers services such as dematerialization of securities, e-voting, and maintaining electronic records for various financial instruments. CDSL is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and was founded in 1999.

Central Depository Services (India) (CDSL IN)

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Central Depository Services (India) (CDSL IN)

NSDL Vs. CDSL: Who Can Drive More Growth Ahead in This Duopoly?

India's depository duopoly sees NSDL leading in institutional assets, while CDSL dominates retail investors with superior growth and profitability.

Nimish Maheshwari

India’s Capital Markets in Early 2025: Retail Activity Cools Amid Shifting Currents

Retail investor activity in early 2025 slows sharply, with new demat account openings hitting a multi-year low of 2.3Mn in Feb, signaling a...

Nimish Maheshwari

India's Largest Exchange Took Major Move To Improve Price Efficiency

The NSE's introduction of reduced tick size mechanism improves market efficiency, benefits investors by reducing slippage costs, and shows...

Sudarshan Bhandari

From Savings to Wealth Creation: The Financialization of Indian Households

Equities as % household assets have rose from 2% to 5% as of 2023 and is expected to gone to 10% by 2030 paving a significant opportunity for...

Sudarshan Bhandari

RBI's New Bank Funding Rules: The Slow Squeeze on India's Derivatives Ecosystem

RBI's new rules on bank guarantees and margin funding could lead to lower derivative volumes and favor well-capitalized brokers over others....

Nimish Maheshwari

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NSDL Vs. CDSL: Who Can Drive More Growth Ahead in This Duopoly?

​India's depository duopoly sees NSDL leading in institutional assets, while CDSL dominates retail investors with superior growth and profitability.

Nimish Maheshwari

India’s Capital Markets in Early 2025: Retail Activity Cools Amid Shifting Currents

​Retail investor activity in early 2025 slows sharply, with new demat account openings hitting a multi-year low of 2.3Mn in Feb, signaling a...

Nimish Maheshwari

India's Largest Exchange Took Major Move To Improve Price Efficiency

​The NSE's introduction of reduced tick size mechanism improves market efficiency, benefits investors by reducing slippage costs, and shows...

Sudarshan Bhandari

From Savings to Wealth Creation: The Financialization of Indian Households

Equities as % household assets have rose from 2% to 5% as of 2023 and is expected to gone to 10% by 2030 paving a significant opportunity for...

Sudarshan Bhandari

RBI's New Bank Funding Rules: The Slow Squeeze on India's Derivatives Ecosystem

​RBI's new rules on bank guarantees and margin funding could lead to lower derivative volumes and favor well-capitalized brokers over others....

Nimish Maheshwari

India's depository duopoly sees NSDL leading in institutional assets, while CDSL dominates retail investors with superior growth and profitability.

Retail investor activity in early 2025 slows sharply, with new demat account openings hitting a multi-year low of 2.3Mn in Feb, signaling a...

The NSE's introduction of reduced tick size mechanism improves market efficiency, benefits investors by reducing slippage costs, and shows...

RBI's new rules on bank guarantees and margin funding could lead to lower derivative volumes and favor well-capitalized brokers over others....