Nithin Kamath has drawn attention to a liquidity risk in India’s margin trading facility market, noting that small-cap stocks account for about half of the MTF book.
Why the exposure matters
The concentration places small-cap shares at the centre of the MTF market. Kamath’s warning focuses on liquidity, an important consideration when leveraged positions are held in stocks that may be less liquid than larger companies.
Market implications
The observation highlights the scale of small-cap participation in margin-funded trading and the potential market risk associated with that exposure. It also puts liquidity conditions in small-cap stocks under scrutiny.
Kamath’s comments do not indicate a specific market outcome, but they identify liquidity as a key risk for the MTF book’s substantial small-cap component.