NSE Best Paper Award

Instituted under the collaboration between ICBF-2026 and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), this award recognizes high-quality and impactful research in capital markets. Eligible papers must be presented under the Capital Markets Track and may cover areas such as market microstructure, trading mechanisms, asset pricing, derivatives, investor behavior, and regulation. The award promotes rigorous, policy-relevant, and practice-oriented research supporting the development of resilient financial markets.

Apart from the NSE Best Paper award, there will be three Best Paper Awards, involving a Certificate and Cash prize as follows: