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F&O Insights: FIIs long-short ratio at 5:2; retail traders build shorts

Derivative market update for Fri, Aug 30: FIIs long-short ratio in index futures (mainly Nifty) rose to 2.3:1, implying nearly 5 long bets for every 2 shorts. Retail traders hold 3 shorts for 2 longs.

F&O Insights: Aug expiry, RIL AGM to guide Nifty; India Cements exit today

Derivative market update for Thursday, August 29: The 10-day Nifty rally is under threat amid weak global cues; Monthly F&O expiry and RIL AGM may add to the market volatility.

F&O Insights: FIIs up Nifty, Bank Nifty bullish bets; futures premium dip

Derivative market update for Wednesday, August 28: The Nifty September futures premium dipped from Rs 155 to Rs 116 yesterday; while, Bank Nifty futures premium declined to Rs 257 from Rs 328.

F&O Insights: FIIs add long bets in Sept; metals among top early rollovers

Derivative market update for Tuesday, August 27: The Nifty September futures traded at 150-odd points premium, while Bank Nifty at 330 points. Last 3 days for India Cements in F&O segment.

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.

F&O Insights: IPCA, Divis Lab see bullish bets; 24,700 the key for Nifty

Derivatives market update: 12 stocks including Balrampur Chini, GNFC, India Cement, LIC Housing and National are in F&O ban on Thursday; 2 stocks see buildup up short positions; details here

MCX, Lupin, TechM, Trent among 5 F&O stocks to Buy ahead of August expiry

Granules, MCX, Colgate, Trent, Dr.Reddy's, Glenmark Pharma, Voltas, Lupin, Tech Mahindra, Coromandel International and Balrampur Chini among F&O stocks are holding a PCR in excess of 1, shows F&O data

F&O Insights: FIIs cover shorts in Bank Nifty; 24,600 is the key for Nifty

Derivatives market update: In the last 4 trading sessions, the Nifty and Bank Nifty, both, have witnessed short-covering as prices rose on the back of 20% and 16% decline in open interest.

F&O Cues: Nifty needs to hold above 24,650; check bullish, bearish stocks

Derivatives market update: FIIs reduced longs in index futures marginally on Monday; their index long-short ratio stands at 1:1. Retail traders up long bets.

F&O stocks in focus: Long buildup seen in Naukri, Voltas, Laurus Labs

Stocks with long buildup in August series: Key levels to track on Voltas, Naukri and Laurus Labs as these stocks could potentially gain up to 9 per cent from present levels.

More regulation needed to curb retail speculation in F&O: Amisha Vora

Sebi's proposed changes will significantly impact discount brokers, whose business relies heavily on retail F&O trades, Vora said in this interview

LIC Housing, Marico among 4 stocks with short buildup; key levels to track

LIC Housing, Marico, JK Cement and Motherso Sumi have shed up to 15% in the last four days alongside up to 15% increase in open interest, thus suggesting short buildup at these counters.

How will Sebi's proposed F&O rules affect BSE, NSE, Zerodha, Angel One?

Spillover of trading activity from these contracts into remaining products, analysts believe, can limit the impact to 20-25%

Capital gains tax changes may impact investment behaviour: Rashesh Shah

Buyback and tax-free dividend had a gap and an equalisation was needed. Volumes in F&O trading had gone up rapidly and, in a way, the increase in STT on F&O will protect investor interest, he said

F&O Watch: Market starts August series with record high OI; bias bullish

Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research expects the bullish momentum in the market to continue with sectoral rotation in August derivatives series.

Overconfidence leading to speculative market activity a concern: Eco Survey

The Indian stock market, the survey said, was among the best-performing markets, with India's Nifty 50 index rising 26.8 per cent during fiscal FY24, as against a drop of 8.2 per cent during FY23

ICICI Bank, TCS, Grasim: 5 F&O stocks with high PCR for your watchlist

F&O trading strategy: A high OI-based PCR suggests that traders were expecting limited downside at these counters, and were comfortable writing Puts.

Capital gains tax rejig on share sale in Modi 3.0 budget can spook markets

Market pundits also expect some changes in the tax treatment of gains arising from trades in the futures & options (F&O) segment

F&O Alert: M&M, Shriram Finance see short buildup; Manappuram, Sun Tv long

F&O stock watch: Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra and Shriram Finance face up to 15 per cent downside risk; whereas, Manappuram Finance and Sun Tv can potentially gain up to 13 per cent.

Bull spread on Bank Nifty, recommends Nandish Shah of HDFC Securities

Short covering is seen in the Bank Nifty Futures at lower levels, where Open Interest fell by 1 per cent (Prov) with Bank Nifty future rising more than 500 points from the intraday lows