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Regulator's study on F&O segment shows over 90% traders incurred losses in FY22, with the average hit over 15x the earnings of the 10% who made profits

Stock market LIVE updates: The broader markets suffered more losses than the frontline indices. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices shed 0.5 and 0.7 per cent, respectively.

TMS Ep116: Russia-Ukraine crisis, NSE, markets, red herring prospectus

What is at stake for India as Russia invades Ukraine? Who is the mystery yogi in the NSE saga? Why March F&O series may keep investors on edge? What is red herring prospectus? All answers here

The derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying December 1760 Call and selling 1800 Call of Infosys based on the following four rationales

The derivative analyst from HDFC Securities recommends buying December 400 Call and selling 430 Call based on the following four rationales.

Almost 75-80 per cent of our customers are under 35 years in age, largely first-time investors and come from tier-2 and tier-3 cities, he said.

Short covering was seen in the Divi's Lab Futures' where we have seen 1 per cent fall in the Open Interest with price rising by 3 per cent

All that happened in the markets today

All that happened in the markets today

Exclusion of stocks from the derivative space doesn't speak good about the companies.

STT can be a lot more complicated than you can imagine. Different products like intraday equity, delivery equity, futures and options have different levels of STT imposed.

Derivative strategy on Nifty by Nandish Shah, Assistant Vice President, PCG, HDFC Securities

Broadly, there are two types of margins that are normally collected. At the time of taking the position you are required to pay the Initial Margin on the position (SPAN + ELM margins).

Derivative strategy on Siemens by Nandish Shah, Senior Technical & Derivatives Analyst at HDFC Securities

The recent rise in the indices has led to a steep rise in many stocks. Scrips such as Ujjivan Financial Services and Allahabad Bank have spurted 20 per cent.

To check excessive price movements, capital markets regulator Sebi Monday proposed a slew of measures including capping the maximum daily movement of up to 20 per cent for all stocks including that are part of the future and options (F&O) segment. There have been concerns that investors' wealth is getting wiped out in a single day by recent falls in stocks on which derivative products are available, as no price band are applicable on them. Besides, sharp plunge in the shares of several companies including Dewan Housing Finance and e-commerce player Infibeam have been noticed in recent times. According to Sebi, the examination of price movement of scrips, on which derivatives are available, during the last six months, revealed 40 scrips witnessed intra-day movement of over 20 per cent. Out of this, 29 stocks have seen intra-day movement between 20 per cent and 30 per cent. Derivatives markets or F&O segment reflect expectation of spot prices in the future and currently price ...

Derivative strategy on Reliance Industries by Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal Securities