“There are ways to manage concentration such as having incentives on the initial roll over. It is easy to stop ending … I think some steps on F&O are still to come to the game. Many exchanges have expressed their desire to start a new daily finish.
The comments came in days after the NSE announced a change in its F&O termination for all indexes and stock contracts on Monday instead of Thursday. The announcement was made by a circular that will be effective from April 4.
On Tuesday, March 4, the Nifty, Bank Nifty, Finifty, Nifty Next 50 and Nifty Midcap announced a change in the F&O expiration day for Monday for the selection for Monday. Meanwhile, the Nifty’s weekly agreement will now end on Monday.
Following the breach of the Nifty Bank, Finifty, Nifty Midcap Select and Nifty Next 50, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) made monthly expiry days of all 4F&O contracts from January 1, 2025.
In the same incident, Sebi’s entire time member Anant Narayan said that the regulator is for derivatives there and he is happy with the steps taken to control the speculation on the day of the end. “Trade in index options has come down without affecting the entire family of the entire derivatives. We are happy with the result.”
He added, “The regulatory objective which was co-surprised with market participants is clear. We felt needed to reduce the volume on the day of expiration.”
“We will be careful of incoming data. Our regulatory objectives are clear. There are many metrics that have shown that the size of our derivatives markets in relation to our market cap compared to global standards is extraordinarily high.
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