Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey says that strengthening investor protection, curbing finfluencer-driven excesses, regulating derivatives trading and maintaining a consultative, data-driven regulatory approach are vital for market stability. In an interview to Hitesh Vyas and George Mathew a year after taking charge at SEBI, Pandey speaks about market safety, IPO momentum, retail participation and the road ahead for reforms. This entire year has been quite a topsy-turvy year in terms of geopolitical developments and all kinds of uncertainties.