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Budget 2024: Capital markets eyeing hike in STT on high-frequency traders

Union Budget 2024: The Securities Transaction Tax (STT) applies to every sale and purchase of equities listed on exchanges. The STT rate for selling options is 0.017%, while for futures, it is 0.01%

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

New list for F&O space likely to have 35 new additions: Analysis

No change seen in Nifty, Sensex components

How to curb speculation in F&Os

Sebi is also concerned about the absence of a link between the cash market and the derivatives market. But the majority of options traders have never traded options to take or give delivery

Jio Fin, Zomato part of Nifty50? List of likely F&O inclusions, exclusions

Market regulator Sebi tweaked the selection criteria for stocks to join and exit the derivatives (F&O) segment on Thursday, June 27

Sebi tweaks delisting, F&O inclusion criteria; restricts finfluencers

Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said as India's market matures, it is imperative to allow companies to go private if they wish to do so

Sebi tweaks criteria for inclusion, deletion of stocks from F&O segment

The move could lead to the addition and deletion of about two dozen stocks

Sebi forms 15-member working group to review derivative trading norms

The working group has representatives from the market ecosystem, such as the exchanges, brokers, and academicians

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

Retail investors' participation in F&O trading surges, say experts

With growing participation of retail traders in the futures & options (F&O) trading, experts on Sunday said the prospects of quick profits and speculative nature of the instrument has attracted investors to this segment. They suggested investors to approach F&O trading with thorough knowledge and careful risk management. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran have recently flagged the growing risk of F&O trading for retail investors. In November 2023, Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch also cautioned investors against heavy bets on F&O. The caution was likely aimed at encouraging a more informed and prudent approach to trading in these products, helping to safeguard investors' financial well-being while allowing them to take advantage of market opportunities. Despite this, F&O trading continues to grow in popularity, driven by the potential for profit and the rising trading volumes. The segment's popularity is evident from

RIL, Bharti Airtel: What are Modi stocks, and why is CLSA bullish on them?

Within this basket of Modi stocks, the preferred BUYs for CLSA India analysts are ONGC, NTPC, NHPC, SBI, Power Finance, IGL and Mahanagar Gas in the PSU space

Need to reconsider sachetisation of F&O trade to safeguard savings: CEA

Cautioning against household savings getting invested in futures and options trade, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday said there is a need to reconsider sachetisation of F&O trade because it requires different financial literacy. Speaking at the CII's Annual Business Summit, 2024, Nageswaran said whenever financial sector development precedes national development the story hasn't ended well for other countries as well. Asian crisis 1997-98 is a very important example, he said. When we take pride in the fact that we have the world's largest trading volume in futures and options (F&O), we need to ask ourselves is that a sign of progress or a sign of concern, the CEA said. He said the financial sector has a responsibility to ensure that capital market grows in those areas where we can actually harness Indian household savings for productive purposes. Many of the people currently engaged in the market do not understand them The sachetisation of futures and ...

FM Sitharaman flags retail F&O frenzy: Here's why investors should be wary

Retail trading in F&Os can be risky and requires a good understanding of the market and strategies involved

Problem of plenty

Derivatives volumes can increase risks

NSE to stop issuance of new futures and options contracts for ZEE

On April 16, the NSE said contracts for new expiry months for Zee Entertainment will not be issued once the existing contract months expire

SBI to L&T: NSE revises F&O lot size of derivative contracts for 54 stocks

Exchange has cut the lot size for the futures and options contracts of 42 stocks to half of the current lot sizes. The revised lot sizes will be effective from 26 April for expiries in May or later

Derivative Strategy on Cummins for March expiry as stock nears fresh high

Primary trend of the stock has been bullish with higher tops and higher bottoms on the weekly chart

Majority of F&O trading from co-location for second consecutive year

Co-location is the practice by institutional investors to locate their servers on the site of the stock exchange, in exchange for a fee, to cut down on latency and trade that much faster

Trading turnover logs fresh high in February, rises 2 times in a year

Sign of strong investor confidence say experts

Regulatory nod for US spot bitcoin ETF options may take months: Report

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month approved spot bitcoin ETFs, in a watershed for the crypto industry