Indian Traders Warn of Derivatives Risks Amid Market Volatility

We imported the auction, but we left out the brakes

India’s Closing Auction Session (CAS) was introduced to improve price discovery, but recent sharp swings have exposed gaps in its safeguards. Jimeet Modi argues that allowing order cancellations until the auction ends can leave markets vulnerable to manipulation, calling for stronger controls, deeper liquidity and better protection around index-level settlement prices.