Following the success of the past two years’ seminars, which attracted approximately 200 participants annually, the FIX Trading Community India Working Group is pleased to announce that this year’s seminar will once again be held at the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) Atrium in Mumbai.

We invite you to save the date and join your institutional trading peers for another insightful evening of industry discussions and networking. The program will explore key developments shaping India’s trading landscape, including updates from the National Stock Exchange, the Closing Auction System (CAS), FPI netting, Securities Lending and Borrowing (SLB) in India, and the growth of Specialised Investment Funds (SIFs).

Date: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Time: 4:30pm – 7:30pm IST
Venue: Atrium, National Stock Exchange of India
Exchange Plaza, C-1, Block G, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai

Live streaming will be available for remote participants.

Agenda:

4:30 PM Registration and Welcome Coffee

5:00 PM Welcome & Opening Remarks
– Govind Patnaik, Vice President – Trading, Franklin Templeton
– Edward Mangles, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, FIX Trading Community

5:05 PM Exchange Update & Market Insights
– Sriram Krishnan, Chief Business Development Officer, NSE

5:25 PM Panel Discussion on Closing Auction, FPI netting, SLB and SIFs
1. CAS as it stands after three months – participation, liquidity, pricing and potential enhancements.
2. ⁠FPI netting – implications on workflows, liquidity and risk.
3. ⁠⁠SLB in India – the potential opportunities and how they might best be achieved.
4. Growth of SIFs – can they scale onshore alternatives long term?
Panelists:
– Ritesh Badai, Head of Trading, HDFC Life Insurance
– Ruta Bhavsar, Vice President, Institutional Equities Department, Morgan Stanley
– Manish Kalani, Fund Manager-Equity, JioBlackRock AMC
– Simon Williams, Managing Director, APAC ex Japan Head    Government Affairs & Public Policy, BlackRock
Moderator: Pankaj Dhake, Electronic Sales Trader, Morgan Stanley

6:10 PM Audience Q&A

6:30 PM Closing Remarks
– Edward Mangles, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, FIX Trading Community
– Pankaj Dhake, Electronic Sales Trader, Morgan Stanley

6:35 PM Networking & Refreshments

This event is open to all: buy-side, sell-side, regulators, accounting and consulting firms, and solution providers.

Register for a physical seat: https://fix-events.com/FIX/2026NSE/register.html
Register for a virtual pass: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vogpKW8oTh-xHghbrAEfjw

Enquiry: barbara.law@fixtrading.org