As per the
SEBI press release today on Page No. 4, point no. 3 (V), this was what was mentioned:
"To reflect global initiatives on product suitability, a framework has been approved. Individual investors may freely take exposure in the market(cash and derivatives) upto a computed exposure based on their disclosed income as per their Income Tax Return(ITR) over a period of time. For exposure beyond the computed exposure, the intermediary be required to undertake rigorous due diligence and take appropriate documentation from the investor."
So far, the framework has not been made public yet. According to me, the implementation or rather the efficiency of this seems questionable because of the following reasons:
1. Traders can possibly open an account in their fathers/father in law's names and trade just because their ITR is higher.
2. Traders can open an account with multiple brokers and submit the same ITRs and take positions thereby circumventing regulations.
3. Traders may partner with someone whose ITR is higher than theirs and come into a profit-sharing arrangement.
4. Traders may start a company and try to circumvent regulations by accepting capital by way of fresh issuance of shares.
5. Traders may simply get fake ITRs fabricated for the purpose of trading etc.
The possibilities are plenty. We'd have to wait and see the fine print whenever it is made available to us. An important point which I think has been overlooked is that most people in India don't pay much Income taxes. This is a widely known and accepted fact. Thus, by linking the position size of a trader to his overall income, it may severely hinder participation. I highly doubt that traders will start filing for higher taxes just because they can get higher exposure in the F&O market. Anyways, let's wait it out and see. We'll discuss this as it unfolds.