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 a Periodic Call Auction? Illiquid Scrips
A periodic call auction moves illiquid securities out of continuous trading into six hourly auctions. The criteria, the timings, and how a scrip exits.
What Is a Dynamic Price Band? NSE Operating Range
A dynamic price band is the 10 percent operating range on derivative-eligible scrips that flexes during the day. How it is set, and how it is relaxed.
What Is Integrated Filing Under SEBI LODR?
Integrated filing merges six LODR periodic filings into two quarterly submissions: governance in 30 days, financial in 45. What each one carries, and when.
What Is a Secretarial Compliance Report? SEBI Reg 24A
The annual secretarial compliance report is a company secretary's report on a listed entity's SEBI compliance, filed with the exchanges within 60 days.
How to Track Preferential Allotments in India
Track preferential allotments through the exchange filings they generate: board intimation, special resolution, allotment, and the 10-day shareholding pattern.
How to Check Related Party Transactions of a Company
Related party transactions are disclosed half yearly inside the LODR integrated filing. Where to find them, the deadlines, and the materiality thresholds.
Insider Trading Alerts India: What They Can Show
Insider trading alerts in India read SEBI PIT disclosures. Two trading days to the company, two more to the exchange. What that ceiling means for an alert.
Shareholding Pattern Alerts India: The Real Cadence
Shareholding pattern alerts in India are quarterly by construction: 21 days after quarter end, or 10 days after a big capital change. What that means.
QIP Tracker India: Following the Filings That Matter
A QIP tracker follows the exchange filings a qualified institutional placement generates, from board intimation to allotment and the shareholding pattern.
What Is the ESM Framework? NSE and BSE Rules (2026)
The ESM framework covers small companies on the main board and the SME segment. The two stages, the entry thresholds, and how a stock exits. Not advice.
What Is an Additional Surveillance Deposit (ASD)?
The additional surveillance deposit is cash the buyer posts on GSM Stage II stocks and above. Who pays, how much, and when it comes back. Not advice.
What Is Trade for Trade Settlement? NSE's BE Series
Trade for trade settlement means compulsory delivery and no netting off. How stocks land in the BE series, the review cycle, and how they leave. Not advice.
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