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The Morning Brief
SEBI’s Crackdown On F&O Gambles
Oct 22, 2024
Deepak Shenoy, Founder of Capitalmind, and Sudhakara Reddy, Associate Professor at IIM-Calcutta, delve into SEBI's recent regulations on Futures and Options trading. They discuss the shift towards tighter restrictions aimed at protecting retail traders, highlighting the alarming rise in retail participation and significant losses incurred. The duo explores the macroeconomic implications of these changes, including liquidity concerns and the trend of funds moving to riskier bets, emphasizing the urgent need for enhanced financial literacy in this evolving landscape.
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- SEBI's new regulations aim to protect retail traders from significant losses in F&O trading by increasing contract sizes and limiting expiries.
- The rise in retail trading participation has resulted in alarming losses, raising concerns over economic productivity and household savings.
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Regulatory Changes in Futures and Options Trading
New regulations imposed on futures and options (F&O) trading aim to address rising concerns over retail trader losses. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced significant changes, including limiting weekly expiries to one per exchange and increasing the minimum contract size to 15 lakh from 5 lakh. These adjustments raise entry barriers for small traders, making it more expensive to participate, potentially curbing reckless speculative trading. The objective of these measures is to prevent unchecked speculation, with warnings issued regarding substantial losses that could otherwise be redirected into more productive avenues for the economy.
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