The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that the lot size for Nifty 50 futures and options contracts will be reduced from 75 to 65 starting December 30, 2025 (EOD). This revision is part of a broader update to the market lot sizes for several key index derivatives, as per SEBI’s guidelines for periodic review. … Read more
Capital markets regulator Sebi has earlier rolled out a tighter framework for intraday trading in index derivatives, which will take effect from October 1. The move, aimed at curbing outsized positions that pose risks to market stability, will alter how traders—in the high-stakes world of futures and options—operate on expiry days. What has changed? Until … Read more
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday said that exchanges will monitor a minimum of four position limits for index derivatives intraday from April 1, 2025 while clarifying that a breach of existing position limits will not be a violation amounting to a penalty. It has also directed BSE and NSE … Read more
Following the scrapping of weekly contracts of Nifty Bank, FinNifty, Nifty Midcap Select and Nifty Next50, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has changed the monthly expiry days of all the 4 F&O contracts to Thursday with effect from January 1. Under the current set-up, Nifty Bank monthly and quarterly contracts expire on the last Wednesday … Read more