National Institute of Securities MarketsCommuniqué/Press ReleaseNISM-Series-VIII: Equity Derivatives Certification ExaminationNISM/Certification/Series-VIII: ED/2012/01 dated September 20, 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-regulation (3) of Regulation 7 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Certification of Associated Persons in Securities Markets) Regulations 2007, National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), in consultation with the Securities and Exchange Board of India, hereby specifies the NISM-Series-VIII: Equity Derivatives Certification Examination, as the requisite standard for associated persons functioning as approved users and sales personnel of the trading member of an equity derivatives exchange or equity derivative segment of a recognized stock exchange.

The NISM-Series-VIII: Equity Derivatives Certification Examination, offered by NISM, will be available from October 8, 2012.

Details of NISM-Series-VIII: Equity Derivatives Certification Examination are given in Annexure-I and Annexure-II attached to this communiqué/press release.

The text of these Annexures and the registration details are available at www.nism.ac.in.-sd-G. P. GargRegistrarNational Institute of Securities Markets

Copy to:

1. ED, MIRSD, SEBI
2. CEO, BSE
3. MD & CEO, MCX-SX
4. MD, NSE

Enclosures: Annexure I and II

For Annexure I – Syllabus Outline  Click Here

For Annexure II – Test Objectives Click Here