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NSE vs BSE: Sebi’s curbs, exchange moves reshape options market
BSE’s threefold surge in average daily premium turnover has cushioned the impact of Sebi’s restrictions, offsetting the overall decline in options trading and intensifying competition with NSE in the derivatives market.
4 min read10 Mar 2025How Sebi’s serial crackdown crimped F&O volumes and crashed broking-firm stocks
A series of new regulations introduced since July 2024 have shrunk the Indian derivatives market, causing the stocks of companies such as Motilal Oswal, IIFL Capital, and Angel One to plummet up to 60%. Only time will tell if Sebi has struck the right balance or gone overboard with its reforms.
6 min read5 Mar 2025Mint Explainer: How Sebi’s new proposals aim to curb risks in the derivatives market
Sebi is looking to overhaul how risk is measured in the derivatives market, proposing a shift to a delta-based approach for open interest and trading limits. The changes could enhance market stability but may also challenge traders accustomed to the existing system.
5 min read28 Feb 2025FPIs double down on Nifty option sales ahead of MPC meeting outcome
With the rupee hitting a record low of 87.29 and uncertainty over a rate cut, FPIs have turned net sellers of Nifty options, aiming to profit from reduced volatility post the event.
3 min read4 Feb 2025Stock market strategy on Budget 2025 date: Sujit Modi of Share.Market suggests Short Iron Fly & Short Iron Condor
Budget Trading Strategy: Implied volatility (IV) surges in the days leading up to the Budget and drops sharply once the speech begins. This makes vega-based strategies, rather than traditional directional trading, more effective in capitalizing on the IV crush, said Sujit Modi.
1 min read30 Jan 2025Sebi may revise ₹500 cr derivative exposure limit for institutional investors
The markets regulator is exploring methodology changes in the way position limits are fixed, says Sebi’s whole-time member Ananth Narayan.
4 min read11 Jan 2025‘The best is behind us…’: Zerodha’s Nithin Kamath flags SEBI’s F&O regulations’ ripple effect on brokerage platforms
Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath highlighted the fall in F&O activity in the market after SEBI’s crackdown. The industry’s best times seem to be behind it, he opines.
2 min read2 Jan 2025Derivatives decline: Where did F&O volumes disappear?
Volumes in futures and options (F&O) have dropped amid a regulatory tightening to curb speculative trading in derivatives. Does this mark a shift in trading volumes from index derivatives to the small-cap cash market? Maybe not.
3 min read30 Dec 2024Dr. Sebi tried to cool options fever. Did the medicine work?
The sharp drop in number of index option contracts in the week ended 6 December shows the impact of Sebi limiting weekly expiries to just two.
3 min read12 Dec 2024Sebi margin rule on option sellers more bite than bark
Sebi has stipulated six measures for curbing index option volumes, which are to be implemented in a staggered manner from 20 November
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared