SEBI rules for YouTube finance creators — decoded into one cheatsheet.
The SEBI-Safe Phrasing Cheatsheet is a free 6-page PDF that translates SEBI's rules for YouTube finance creators into plain language: 20 risky trigger phrases mapped to compliant rewrites, three ready-to-paste disclaimer templates, and a 12-item pre-publish checklist — so unregistered creators can keep publishing stock-market content without crossing into investment advice.
Hindi finance YouTubers waste 2-3 hours per video on regulator-safe phrasing rewrites. This cheatsheet compresses that pass to minutes — built from the June 2024 SEBI advisory framework and used by 40+ finance creators on JustShoot.
20-row trigger → SEBI-safe rewrite table
Color-coded by category: buy/sell calls, target-price, return promises, regulator language, tip-framing.
3 disclaimer templates
Short, medium, long — matched to content risk. Hinglish baseline.
12-item pre-publish checklist
Run on every finance script. Catches red flags the script writer missed.
How it works
Five minutes from download to a SEBI-safe script. Most creators run steps 2-4 on every finance video before it goes to edit.
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Download the free PDF
Drop your email and the 6-page cheatsheet lands in your inbox instantly — no credit card, no sign-up, no upsell tricks.
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Run the trigger map on every script
Scan your draft against the 20-row trigger table. Swap each flagged phrase — "yeh stock kharido", "guaranteed 30% return" — for the SEBI-safe rewrite shown beside it.
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Pick a disclaimer by content risk
Short template for generic market education, medium for F&O and derivatives content, long for single-stock, IPO, or sector deep-dives. All three are Hinglish-baseline and paste-ready.
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Tick the 12-item pre-publish checklist
A two-minute final pass that catches red flags the script stage missed — return promises, fresh price data, missing disclosures, accidental buy/sell framing.
What SEBI actually prohibits for unregistered finance creators
What can unregistered YouTubers legally say about stocks in India? Under SEBI's 2024-25 finfluencer framework, an unregistered creator cannot give buy/sell/hold calls, name target prices, or project returns — those are "investment advice" reserved for SEBI-registered Investment Advisers and Research Analysts. Education stays legal: explaining how P/E ratios work, comparing index funds, or reviewing past market events is fine. Two bright lines matter most. First, the three-month price-lag rule: creators doing investor education may only use security price data that is at least three months old, which prevents education content doubling as live tips. Second, SEBI-regulated entities (brokers, AMCs) cannot pay or partner with unregistered finfluencers, cutting off sponsorship money for non-compliant channels. Add ASCI's mandatory disclosure labels for paid promotions, and the safe formula is: educational framing, lagged data, visible disclaimers, and no specific recommendations — or get registered.
Frequently asked questions
Can YouTubers give stock tips in India?
Not without registration. Under SEBI's finfluencer framework, specific buy, sell, or hold recommendations, target prices, and assured-return claims count as investment advice or research — activities reserved for SEBI-registered Investment Advisers (IA) and Research Analysts (RA). Unregistered creators have faced enforcement action including market bans and disgorgement of earnings. Educational content — explaining concepts, instruments, and past market events — remains legal for everyone.
What are SEBI's finfluencer guidelines going into 2026?
Three pillars are in force: (1) the June 2024 SEBI board norms barring regulated entities such as brokers and mutual funds from associating with unregistered finfluencers; (2) the October 2024 clarification that investor-education content may use security prices only when the data is at least three months old; and (3) ASCI's influencer guidelines requiring clear advertisement labels and SEBI registration for anyone giving financial advice. The cheatsheet translates all three into do/don't phrasing rules.
What is SEBI's three-month price-lag rule?
It is the October 2024 SEBI clarification that lets unregistered creators use stock price data in educational content only if that data is at least three months old. Live or recent prices paired with commentary look like real-time recommendations, which is regulated activity. Practically: teach a breakout pattern using January's chart in May — never this morning's chart.
Do I need SEBI registration to run a finance YouTube channel?
Not for purely educational content. You need Research Analyst (RA) or Investment Adviser (IA) registration the moment you give specific recommendations, target prices, or personalised portfolio advice — paid or free. If you are registered, SEBI expects the registration number displayed in your disclosure. If you are not, stay in the educational frame: concepts, comparisons, lagged data, and visible disclaimers.
Does JustShoot check scripts for SEBI compliance automatically?
Yes. The Legal Review agent — agent 04 in JustShoot's 9-agent pipeline — scans every finance draft against a 150-row SEBI trigger map (this free cheatsheet shows the top 20 rows) and proposes regulator-safe rewrites in your channel's Tone Fingerprint. Plans start at ₹499/month (Starter), Pro is ₹699/month for 10 scripts, and every plan opens with a 7-day free trial.
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JustShoot's Legal Review agent does this on every script
The full pipeline scans drafts against the 150-row SEBI trigger map (this PDF shows 20) and offers regulator-safe rewrites in your channel's Tone Fingerprint. Plans start at ₹499/month (Starter) — Pro at ₹699/month covers 10 finance scripts. 7-day free trial.