Bangladesh, July 20 -- The securities regulator has proposed a sweeping overhaul of margin financing framework, introducing stricter leverage limits, stronger risk management requirements and enhanced investor protection while allowing market intermediaries to expand their lending capacity under tighter regulatory oversight.

Advertisement The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Sunday published draft amendments to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Margin) Rules, 2025, inviting comments, suggestions and objections from stakeholders within two weeks.

The proposed amendments mark one of the most comprehensive overhauls of the country's margin financing regime in recent years under the leadership of new...