When will I receive a research service's reports?
The short answer. Ask which reports are included, how they arrive and when updates are sent. SEBI's Investor Charter requires an analyst to disclose the timelines for its services and stick to them. The charter does not set a number of reports a service must send.
Published 11 November 2026 · Potoos Research Services
Separate frequency, delivery and updates
These details help you understand what you will receive before joining a research service. Frequency means how often a report is issued. The delivery channel is the place it arrives, such as an app or email. An update is a later message about an earlier report.
Confirm the publishing schedule
Ask whether reports follow a fixed schedule or depend on events. Event-based means a report is issued when a relevant development occurs. Ask how a day with no new report is communicated.
Confirm where the complete report appears
Ask which channel contains the report, how you receive a notification and where earlier reports remain available. Clarify whether the subscription includes every report or a defined set.
Confirm how updates reach you
Ask how later changes are identified, where you can find the latest version and how to contact the service team about a missing message.
What the SEBI rules say
The Investor Charter, section C, requires service timelines to be disclosed and followed. Section E also recognises the investor's right to information about service timings. Use those requirements to seek a clear delivery explanation from the provider.
Regulation 22(1) covers who gets a report first: a research report must not be given early to the analyst's own trading staff, or to one client or group of clients, ahead of the other clients who are entitled to receive it. Entitled clients means people whose service includes that report. This does not mean every subscription has identical content.
Asking Potoos
Read Potoos's About page, then ask about the delivery process and the scope of the particular service you are considering, using the button below.
Put the publishing schedule, delivery channel and update process beside one another. If any detail is unclear, ask for a written explanation that you can refer to later.
Sources
- SEBI Investor Charter for Research Analysts. 2 June 2025. PDF page 4, section C, service-timelines bullet; pages 5-6, section E, timing-related rights.
- SEBI Research Analysts Regulations. Updated 10 October 2026. PDF page 19, regulation 22(1), distribution of research reports.
- Potoos About page. Checked 10 November 2026. Linked for reading; its contents are not summarised here.
Sources checked on 10 November 2026. Information cutoff: 10 November 2026, 19:00 IST
Common questions
Does the SEBI charter set how many reports I get?
No. The charter does not set a number of reports. It requires the analyst to disclose the timelines for its services and follow them.
Can selected entitled clients receive a report earlier?
No. Regulation 22(1) says a research report must not be given early to one client or group of clients ahead of the other clients who are entitled to receive it.
Potoos Research, SEBI-registered Research Analyst. Registration number INH000027380. SEBI is the Securities and Exchange Board of India.