India govt says retail option trader losses fell 18% after regulatory curbsIn India's equity derivatives market, retail investor losses plummeted by nearly eighteen percent year-on-year. The wave of regulatory meas...
11 Aug, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
Retail traders lost $9.6 billion in equity derivativesThe Indian equity market saw investors experiencing a striking loss of 916.85 billion rupees in futures and options trading. Retail trader ...
11 Aug, 2026, 04.48 PM IST
Explained: How BSE traded fewer contracts after CAS but premiums rose 75% in first weekBSE’s derivatives activity fell sharply in the first week of the Closing Auction Session, but higher premiums more than offset the decline ...
10 Aug, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
FPIs, trading companies tap Sebi, centre for tax breatherInvestors from abroad are pressing regulators for a decrease in securities transaction taxes to alleviate the burden of double capital gain...
07 Aug, 2026, 06.22 AM IST
Traders blink! India's stock investors choose Warren Buffett-style ownership in volatile FY26Indian investors favoured long-term stock ownership in FY26 as delivery ratios rose to around 30%, despite market volatility. Sebi said str...
06 Aug, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
F&O de-addiction? Options volumes crash over 50% in FY26 after Sebi's strict rulesOptions trading volumes in India dropped 51% in FY26 after Sebi tightened derivatives rules to curb retail speculation. Higher contract siz...
06 Aug, 2026, 07.46 PM IST
Experts advise caution as CAS fuels arbitrage fund NAV volatilityArbitrage fund net asset values saw a significant daily surge after the NSE introduced a closing auction session. Fund managers noted these...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.57 AM IST
Specialised Investment Funds: How to evaluate strategy, risk, derivatives and red flags before investing in SIFsThey were created for investors who have outgrown the standardised constraints of mutual fund categories but do not meet the Rs 50 lakh min...
03 Aug, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Broker earnings stay under pressure in Q1 as derivatives trading slowsMost listed brokers saw earnings pressure in the June quarter. Trading activity in equity derivatives slowed, and gold and silver rallies r...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.55 AM IST
NSE cash market turnover hits 23-month high in JuneIndian equity markets experienced robust trading in June, reaching a 23-month high in cash market turnover. Proprietary traders' share of c...
24 Jul, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
MTF risk grows as investors borrow record Rs 1.36 lakh crore to buy stocks. What happens if the market falls?Indian investors have borrowed a record Rs 1.36 lakh crore through Margin Trading Facility (MTF), even as cash market activity slows. While...
23 Jul, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
NSE stock draws rare ‘Sell’ call ahead of long-awaited IPO debutDolat Capital has initiated coverage on NSE with a ‘sell’ rating and a Rs 1,550 target, implying 26% downside from its unlisted-market pric...
17 Jul, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
The Rs 1.5 lakh crore bank guarantee link that could rattle NSE, BSE and MCXRevised RBI norms on bank guarantees could squeeze proprietary traders by sharply reducing leverage and raising funding costs, potentially ...
16 Jul, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Groww overtakes Angel One in commodities trading within a year of launchGroww’s notional average daily turnover in commodity derivatives stood at Rs 2.43 lakh crore across MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange) and NSE ...
15 Jul, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Groww Q1 profit nearly doubles to Rs 735 crore; MTF, commodities gain shareGroww said equity derivatives accounted for 52% of total income, down from 54.8% in the March quarter and 56.4% a year earlier. The contrib...
15 Jul, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Domestic prop trading firms face higher funding costs under RBI's new rulesNew Reserve Bank of India lending rules increase funding costs for local proprietary traders. These changes require 100% collateral for ban...
10 Jul, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
Sebi aims to ease shorting by nearly doubling stocks eligible for borrowing: ReportIndia's market regulator is set to nearly double the number of stocks available for short selling, aiming to invigorate the cash market and...
06 Jul, 2026, 03.29 PM IST