Post inclusion, stocks under the F&O segment will now be 143, up from 140, with effect from February 28, when the March series begins
Among individual stocks, HDFC Life Insurance Company, Bandhan Bank, and Info Edge will be in focus today as they are set to be added in the Futures & Options segment effective February 28
Strategies using opposing option contracts to see lower margin
The Securities and Exchange Board of India had appointed a Risk Management Review Committee to look at the margin collection system in India
For now, brokerages are bracing for a dip in trading volumes, given that the curbs on leverage trades - effective from January - are likely to hurt transactions in the F&O segment
Check out the F&O trends in select stocks with Chetan Jain, Manager -Derivatives Desk, Anand Rathi
All that happened in markets today.
Most traders couldn't place fresh orders on brokerage's platform for 35-40 minutes on expiry day
Worst-hit have been the companies with high debt and uncertain business outlook
Market witnessed buying interest in FMCG, Pharma, Banking and IT sector stocks
Indian Bank, Dalmia Bharat, Escorts, Ujjivan, Shree Cements and PVR were up in the range of 1% to 3%
With Nifty back at 8k, experts see more upside