Demat a/c holders of NSDL, CDSL can trade in G-Secs on NDS-OM platform

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed demat account holders of NSDL and CDSL to put through trades in government securities (G-Secs) on the Negotiated Dealing System - Order Matching (NDS-OM) platform. The central bank added that the scheme seeks to facilitate efficient access to the retail individual investor to the same G-Sec market being used by the large institutional investor in a seamless manner.