With retail investors lining up for initial public offerings in a big way, the government and regulators remain watchful but do not see the need for additional regulation.

“There may be a need for educating and creating more awareness amongst retail investors, but we cannot be regulating people in trading,” noted a source, while pointing out that there has been a lot of focus on interest from retail investors in IPOs, especially regarding allotments and first-day trading. Advertisement

Underlining that retail investors have to take a call on when to invest and trade—and that some IPOs can lead to losses while others may result in gains—sources added that, on average, people should stay invested in equities for the long term as it can help yield inflation-beating returns.

However, if ev

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