What’s changing in Ventura’s EaseAPI Access from April 1, 2026

As per Exchange’s new retail Algo-Trading guideline, here's what Algo-Traders need to know to stay compliant and keep their automated strategies running without disruption.

A new era for retail algo trading

Algorithmic trading, which involves executing a trade based on predefined rules through a computer program, has been increasingly gaining traction among retail investors in India. To further promote algorithmic trading among retail investors in a responsible manner, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has issued new implementation guidelines (Refer NSE Circular) on retail algorithmic trading. Keeping in line with the new guidelines, Ventura is now mandating new changes in the use of EaseAPI, which will be implemented from April 1, 2026. If you use EaseAPI in executing your trading strategies, here is everything you need to know.

Static IP registration becomes mandatory

All order executions via Algos or APIs are sent by the client and will be accepted only if they are sent from your registered primary static IP, which starts from April 1, 2026. The above applies to:

• Client-generated algorithms (your own coded strategies)
• Broker-generated algorithms

The Static IP registered should be the IP address of the respective party, i.e., the client, vendor, or Ventura, depending on which party is generating the algo.

Order Per Second (OPS) thresholds

The exchange has specified a standard Threshold Order Per Second (TOPS) limit of 10 OPS per exchange/segment. Your algorithm does not require individual registration. Your algo will be assigned a generic algo ID by the exchange.

Hosting requirements for algo strategies

Under the new framework, all retail algorithmic strategies will have to be hosted on the Broker’s server, for example, Ventura, for the purpose of risk control and data confidentiality. The only exception to this would be for clients who would host their own logic using their registered static IP address.

Prohibited order types

In order to protect retail investors and stabilise the market volatility, NSE has also banned the use of Market orders and IOC orders in algorithmic trading. You should ensure that your algorithms using Algo-Trading or APIs have been updated correctly to use only limit-based orders.

What you need to do before April 1, 2026

Things to keep in mind if you are an EaseAPI user

• Get a static IP address from your internet service provider and cloud service provider, in case you haven't already.
• Provide your static IP address with your EaseAPI at apisupport@venturasecurities.com.
• You may want to provide a secondary static IP address, which is optional, to have redundancy on your connectivity.
• Review your order types and remove any Market or IOC orders from your strategy logic.
• Please keep your strategies under 10 OPS

Note: While you may change your registered static IP address whenever you want, this may not be done more than once per calendar week.

Conclusion

This is in line with the overall initiative by SEBI and NSE to create a safe and accountable environment for retail investors to participate in algorithmic trading. The infrastructure is being updated to support this new compliance, and our support team is on hand to assist you with this.

For any queries on EaseAPI access or static IP, please contact us at apisupport@venturasecurities.com.