Both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have announced revisions in the market lot sizes of derivative contracts for various indices and stocks. These changes, aligned with SEBI guidelines, aim to ensure contract values remain within an optimal range, facilitating efficient risk management for traders.
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) recently announced changes to the expiry day of index and stock derivatives contracts. This update is crucial for traders to manage their positions and plan accordingly. Let's break down these changes and understand how they affect trading strategies.
Algorithmic trading (algo trading) has revolutionized financial markets, allowing trades to be executed at lightning speed using pre-programmed strategies. While this technology was once exclusive to institutional investors, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has now introduced new rules to make algo trading safer and more accessible for retail investors.
As a part of various measures introduced by SEBI for strengthening the Equity Derivative Framework, exchanges have recently introduced new rules for calendar spreads in the Futures and Options (F&O) segment. These rules aim to strengthen risk management in derivatives trading and ensure market stability, particularly during volatile periods like contract expirations.
INDRAPRASTHA GAS Limited has announced a bonus share in the ratio 1:1. The Company has fixed Friday, January 31, 2025 as the Record Date. impliactions on your futures and options positions.
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has announced the introduction of futures and options (F&O) contracts on new additional securities, effective January 31, 2025.
This expansion aims to provide investors with more diverse opportunities for portfolio diversification and risk management.
Currently there are 223 stocks available in futures and options for trading.
Introducing NSE's New Reversal Trade Cancellation Mechanism (RTCM) for Equity Derivatives and its impact.
Effective January 13, 2024, the Reversal Trade Cancellation Mechanism (RTCM) will be implemented in the Equity Derivatives segment. This initiative is designed to curb abnormal or non-genuine transactions, prevent the creation of artificial volumes, and enhance market integrity, safeguard interest of investors.
ITC Limited (ITC) is separating its hotel business into a new entity, ITC Hotels Limited (ITCHL), effective on January 6, 2025 as the record date. This will result in shareholders receiving 1 share of ITC Hotel for every 10 shares of ITC Limited held. Impact on Futures and Options positions.
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has declared the exclusion of F&O contracts for below mentioned 16 securities, effective from February 28, 2025. As NSE circular no. NSE/FAOP/66251 dated January 22, 2025 declared that 2 more securities are to be excluded from the futures and options contracts.
SHRIRAM Finance Limited has fixed a record Date of January 10, 2025 for the purpose of stock split in the ratio 5:1. Impliactions of stock split on futures and options.
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