NSE reduces quantity freeze limits for Bank Nifty derivatives

NSE revises quantity freeze limits for Bank Nifty derivatives

NSE has revised quantity freeze limits for Bank Nifty from today. In a circular, exchange informed the participants that the revised quantity freeze limit applicable from November 3, 2025 will be 600, earlier it was 900.  The new freeze quantity has reduced the lot size for traders from 25 earlier to 17 now. Exchange had issued a circular on the same on October 31st.

Quantity freeze limit for rest of the indices remains unchanged. Nifty 50 at 1,800, Finnifty at 1,800, Nifty Midcap at 2,800, and Nifty Next 50 at 600. Before this the previous revision was done on August 29 and made effective from September 1. The new revision effectively reduces the permissible order size for Bank Nifty futures and options, while retaining the freeze limits for other contracts.

Quantity freeze limits are revised by exchanges in a periodic manner. Quantity freeze limits act as a safeguard to prevent erroneous or abnormally large orders that could disrupt market stability. By placing a ceiling on maximum order sizes in futures and options contracts, the exchange seeks to reduce the risk of “fat finger” trades and ensure smoother functioning of the derivatives market.

In case traders enter higher lots size than the exchange systems reject such orders unless brokers system splits such trades into multiple parts bringing under the prescribed limit.

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