Flock blog
Reading regulatory filings, sourced and dated.
Plain-English guides to the public filings Flock tracks: 13F reports, NSE and BSE shareholding patterns, bulk and block deals, and FII/DII flows. Every claim links to its source. Research, not advice.
What Is the MITRA Platform? Inactive MF Folios
MITRA is the RTA-built platform for tracing inactive and unclaimed mutual fund folios. What counts as inactive, and who operates it. Not investment advice.
What Is a Frozen ISIN? Temporary ISINs Explained
A frozen ISIN holds newly issued shares that cannot trade until the exchange grants final listing permission. How the mechanism works. Not investment advice.
What Is an Inter-Depository Transfer? NSDL to CDSL
An inter-depository transfer moves securities between NSDL and CDSL accounts. The confirmation clock and the two grounds for rejection. Not investment advice.
What Is a Trading Member Pool Account?
A trading member pool account is the settlement demat account a broker uses for pay-in. What it may hold, and the transfers SEBI bars. Not investment advice.
What Is Running Account Settlement? SEBI Rules
Running account settlement is the periodic payout of idle funds lying with your broker. The quarterly or monthly cycle and the dates. Not investment advice.
What Is Upstreaming of Client Funds? SEBI Rule
Upstreaming of client funds sends idle credit balances to the clearing corporation daily. The three permitted forms, and what is barred. Not investment advice.
What Is a Suspense Escrow Demat Account?
A suspense escrow demat account holds shares whose owner did not complete the demat request in 120 days. How to claim them back. Not investment advice.
Special Window for Physical Securities: SEBI 2026
SEBI's special window for physical securities is open one year, to transfer and demat pre-2019 shares. Who qualifies, and what to file. Not investment advice.
What Is the Probability of Default Benchmark?
SEBI's probability of default benchmark is the standardised default-rate scale every rating agency must publish and be measured against. Not investment advice.
What Is a Contra Trade? SEBI Insider Rules (2026)
A contra trade is an opposite trade by a designated person inside SEBI's PIT cooling-off window. What it is, and what a violation costs. Not investment advice.
What Is the F&O Ban List? NSE Rules After 2025
The F&O ban list names stocks whose open interest crossed 95 percent of the market wide position limit. What SEBI's 2025 rule change did. Not investment advice.
What Is Side Pocketing in Mutual Funds? (2026)
Side pocketing splits a downgraded or defaulted bond out of a mutual fund scheme into a segregated portfolio. What triggers it, and when. Not investment advice.
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