Derivative

A damning SEBI study reveals that 91 percent of individual traders lost money in derivatives trading, with retail investors collectively losing Rs1.06 lakh crore in FY25 while sophisticated algorithmic traders profited at their expense

F&O expiry: SEBI directs exchanges to choose Tuesday or Thursday; bourses to apply by June 15

Every exchange will continue to be allowed one weekly benchmark index options contract on their chosen day -- either Tuesday or Thursday.

What does a sharp rise in margin trading mean for the market?

This rapid increase in margin trading reflects the growing participation and leverage in the market, which can add fuel to a rally but also increase risks if the market turns downward

Lessons SEBI should learn from global markets before introducing curbs

A study by Kotak Institutional Equities points out that similar curbs were introduced in the derivative markets in Korea and China, which adversely affected these markets

GIFT Nifty registers unprecedented spike in turnover to set new record high 

The average daily turnover in the last four sessions is pegged at $11 billion per day, which is a huge jump from the $2.5 billion turnover that was the average turnover for the rest of the month.

Explained: How SEBI fee on notional F&O turnover could impact short duration options contracts

Right now, BSE stands to lose more than NSE because a big chunk of its derivatives turnover is coming from its weekly options

Are small tweaks enough for BSE to improve market share?

For BSE’s new chief Sundararaman Ramamurthy, the biggest challenge is to bring back high rollers to the exchange

Madhabi Puri Buch’s speech a breath of fresh air at SEBI 

Sebi chairperson's speech hints at a receptive regulator

Explained | SEBI’s suspension of derivatives trading in seven commodities: What does it mean?

The move is likely aimed at allaying inflation concerns ahead of a spate of state elections.

Bitcoin back in risk-on mode after ETF launch

The ETF will bring more retail investors into the market, including Indian investors, who can now buy the ETF provided they have an account with an international broker.

Ajay Tyagi’s report card has more hits than misses, except for some recent decisions

Keeping the markets functioning smoothly during the lockdown period will go down as one of his biggest achievements

SEBI okay with brokers funding client margins, but only with their own money

The brokers’ associations have been given a week’s time to submit the note on funding the margins of their clients.

Disruption is changing the broking industry beyond recognition

More and more brokers are shutting shop or diversifying

Policy | Why NSE’s move to disallow derivatives in DHFL is wrong

There are other ways of protecting small investors and dampening trading interest in a stock. Increasing margins is one key example.

India's derivatives to cash market turnover ratio at highest among world markets

The derivatives to cash market ratio for India has increased to 29.6 from around 15.0 two years ago.

Derivative Strategy: Buy Castrol May 450 Call at 5-6, says ICICI Securities

Castrol has been consolidating since February 2017 when it had made an intermediate high of 438.

Nifty tad below 7900 ahead of F&O expiry, Sensex falls 119 pts

The Nifty shut shop below psychological 7900-mark ahead of expiry of December derivative contracts.

NSE touches record F&O volumes at Rs 6.27 lakh cr

The total F&O traded value on Thursday stood at Rs 6.27 lakh crore, registering a jump of nearly 8 percent over its earlier high of Rs 5.81 lakh crore recorded on February 26, 2015.

Nifty options suggest more downside in near term: Traders

Nifty upside might also be capped at 6,300 for December derivative series which ends on December 26, as highest open interest in call options is now held at 6,300 strike price compared with 6,500 earlier, say traders.

Regulators highlight JPMorgan 'deficiencies'

Here are some of the most colourful quotes and facts revealed in the transatlantic regulators' documents, which highlight "deficiencies in the bank holding company's oversight, management, and controls governing its Chief Investment Office.

Nifty may retest resistance at 6030-6090: Aditya Birla

According to derivative report by Aditya Birla Money, along with cash buying momentum improving, Nifty may retest stiff resistance at higher levels 6040-6090 levels.

Nifty may fall to 6020-5980: Way2Wealth

According to derivative by Way2Wealth, on higher side Nifty will face resistance around 6120 levels. From those levels profit booking is expected and that may drag Nifty towards 6020-5980 levels in short term.

Nifty likely to trade in 6050-6130 range: ICICIdirect.com

ICICIdirect.com has come out with its derivative report. According to the research firm, Nifty is likely to trade in the range of 6050-6130. The trading strategy would be to create short positions if the Nifty resists at around 6125 levels for targets of 6090 and 6070.

Exit long positions in Nifty at 5950-5980: Way2Wealth

According to derivative report by Way2Wealth, overall momentum of Nifty is weak and bounce back to 5950-5980 should be used to exit from long positions and create fresh shorts.

Nifty PCR open interest declines to 1.03: Angel Broking

Angel Broking has come out with its report on derivative. According to the research firm, Friday‘s fall in DLF was mainly due to long unwinding. The firm feels the counter could resume its uptrend which could take the stock to around Rs 234. Go long with the stop loss of Rs 213.