Page 4 - Derivatives Market

Can Nifty hit 26,000 post Fed rate cut? Check FIIs, retail bets here

Derivatives market update for Sept 18: Foreign investors continue to hold bullish bets in Nifty, Bank Nifty; while retail investors have increased short positions. Here's what experts have to say.

Granules, GCPL, RECL among 4 F&O stocks with bearish bets; more pain likely

F&O Cues: Granules India has shed 20.8% on the back of 78% increase in OI in the last four days; here's a trading guide for stocks with short buildup in the September series.

F&O Insights: Nifty, Bank Nifty premium rises, PCR dips; check key levels

Derivatives market update for Sept 17: The premium in Nifty Sept futures jumped to 58 pts, and Bank Nifty to 100 pts; whereas, the PCR declined to near 1 levels indicating positive to sideways trend.

F&O Insights: FIIs up long bets in Nifty; 7 stocks in F&O ban today

Derivatives market update for Sept 16: Bank Nifty Sept futures traded at a discount to spot for the 2nd straight day on Friday. Among stocks, Muthoot Fin, Can Fin Homes, Bharat Forge saw long buildup.

F&O Insights: Bulls take charge as Nifty, Bank Nifty PCR jumps over 1

Derivatives market update for Sept 13: Data shows FIIs added fresh longs in Nifty futures, while covering some shorts in Bank Nifty; Retail, DIIs up short bets. Analysts upbeat on near-term outlook.

Sebi revises eligibility criteria for entry, exit of stocks in F&O segment

Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday revised the eligibility criteria for entry and exit of stocks in the derivatives segment to ensure that only high-quality stocks with sufficient market are allowed to trade in such segment. To be eligible for entry into the derivatives segment, stocks must meet certain criteria based on their performance in the cash market over the previous six months on a rolling basis. The stock's Median Quarter Sigma Order Size (MQSOS) must be at least Rs 75 lakh, revised, from the current Rs 25 lakh and the Market Wide Position Limit (MWPL) must be at least Rs 1,500 crore, increased from the present Rs 500 crore due to a rise in market capitalisation, Sebi said in circular. Additionally, the stock's Average Daily Delivery Value in the cash market has been increased to at least R 35 crore from Rs 10 crore, owing to a significant increase in the average daily delivery value. Stocks, which meet the eligibility criteria in the underlying cash market of any .

F&O cues: FIIs bullish on Nifty MidCap; JK Cement, Deepak Nitrite on radar

Derivatives market update for Friday, August 23: Analysts suggest Nifty options market reflects a bearish sentiment, with increased Call writing vs. Puts, as the index nears major hurdles.

Motilal Oswal maintains buy on Angel One post Sebi's F&O proposals

Not more than 50 strikes would be introduced for an index derivatives contract at the time of contract launch.

848 stocks hit lower circuit on June 4 post LS polls. Here is what it means

BHEL, Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, REC, Power Finance Corporation (PFC) from the future & option (F&O) segment stocks tanked 25 per cent

Sebi tweaks framework for price band formulation in derivatives segment

The regulator has enhanced the number of trades, unique client codes, and trading members for 'flexing' of price bands. Flexing is changing the price band towards the direction of the trade

Stock exchanges eye index derivatives with new stock additions in limbo

Market players await new policy around F&O stock inclusion

Problem of plenty

Derivatives volumes can increase risks

Top financial regulators plan panel to weigh risks in derivatives market

The panel will be set up by the Financial Stability Development Council, which includes the finance minister, the central bank governor and the market regulator, the sources said

RBI Guv Das for greater participation of banks in rupee derivatives market

Currently, domestic banks primarily interact with global market-makers rather than end clients and have yet to establish themselves as significant market-makers globally

Foreign exchange derivatives market in a fix before new RBI rules

Average daily turnover may decline further; Rupee slips to fresh low vs Dollar

NSE to cut cash, derivatives transaction charges by 1% from April 1

Bourse also approves sale of its non-core tech business

Nabfid takes derivatives cover for over Rs 10K cr to hedge rate risk

Hedges interest rate risk under asset liability management

NSE declared world's largest derivatives exchange for 5th straight year

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has again emerged as the world's largest derivatives exchange in 2023, in terms of the number of contracts traded, according to the Futures Industry Association (FIA). This is the fifth straight year when the exchange earned the top position. Additionally, the exchange has ranked third in the world in the equity segment by number of trades in 2023, as per the statistics maintained by World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). The year 2023 has witnessed many milestones such as market capitalisation of listed companies surpassing USD 4 trillion, SME listed companies crossing the Rs 1 lakh crore mark and the Nifty 50 index surpassing the 20,000 index levels for the first time. Also, the number of unique registered investors on the exchange reached 8.5 crore at the end of the calendar year. "Ranking third in the equity segment and being the largest derivatives exchange demonstrates the strong capabilities of the Indian capital market ecosystem on

Start with paper trading in derivatives, test strategy with small amount

Once you begin trading regularly, do appropriate position sizing, set stop losses, and learn hedging strategies

Futures and options segment hit new highs in April despite STT hike

From April 1, the centre increased the STT on sales of futures and option (F&O) contracts by 25 per cent