SEBI mandates a unified contract note with a single VWAP from June 27, simplifying post-trade reporting for market participants. This reform consolidates trades across multiple exchanges into one document, enhancing cost efficiency, reducing compliance burdens, and ensuring consistent trade reporting. It eliminates the need for multiple confirmations, easing reconciliation and settlement processes.
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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has made it compulsory for stockbrokers to issue a single, combined "Contract Note" for all trades, and also shows a single "Volume Weighted Average Price" (VWAP) for each stock traded.
A "Contract Note" is a legal document that acts like a detailed receipt or summary of all the trades executed that day. It shows what stocks were bought or sold, the prices, the quantities, and any charges or taxes. It serves as proof of trades.
VWAP stands for Volume Weighted Average Price. If you buy or sell shares of the same company multiple times in a day, especially across different stock exchanges, you might get different prices. VWAP calculates an average price that takes into account how many shares you bought or sold at each price. So, it gives you a truer average cost or selling price.
Previously, if you traded the same stock on multiple exchanges (like NSE and BSE), you might get separate contract notes, each showing a different average price. Now, with a "single VWAP," the new combined contract note will give one unified average price for all your trades in a particular stock, no matter which exchange you used.
Simplifies Reporting => It consolidates all trades executed across different exchanges into one single, clear document. This means investors and market participants no longer need to deal with multiple contract notes.
Increases Cost Efficiency => By simplifying the process, it helps reduce operational costs for brokers and other market participants.
Reduces Compliance Burden => It makes it easier for brokers and investors to comply with market regulations, as reporting is now standardized and unified.
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