The market regulator SEBI announcing a slew of measures to tame speculative retail trading in F&O segment could have visible impact on retail sentiment and market volumes at large.

Sebi has raised barriers for equity derivatives trading, lowering weekly options contracts to one and increasing minimum trading amounts significantly.

Tough measures include hike in futures and options contract size, need for buyers to make upfront option premium payment, and letting each exchange provide contract for only one benchmark index with w

SEBI introduces changes to index derivatives framework to curb speculation, increase contract size, and collect upfront options premium.

Market regulator Sebi has tightened the derivative norms by rationalising the weekly expiry contracts for the options segment. Under the new rules, exchanges can offer expiry contracts for only one index.

Market regulator Sebi has announced a slew of measures to strengthen index derivative framework to protect investors and improve market stability, including reducing expiries to a weekly basis. Each exchange will be allowed to provide derivatives contracts for only one of its benchmark index with weekly expiry.