Derivatives Market

In a consultation paper released late on Monday, SEBI proposed that the market-wide position limit for single-stock derivatives should be linked to the cash markets

FIIs were net sellers in index futures for the fourth straight day yesterday. Open positions in Bank Nifty rose by nearly 12% amid the market fall. Here's what experts have to say.

Foreign institutional investors open interest in Nifty futures has increased by 4.8% since the start of February series, while the total OI in Nifty Feb futures dipped by 1.1%; shows NSE F&O data.

Solar Industries, NCC, Phoenix Mills, Page Industries and Trent stock futures witnessed short build-up in recent days, shows NSE derivative data. Manappuram Finance in F&O ban on Monday.

The Bank Nifty is expected to consolidate in the 50,000-50,600 range; a breakout in either direction will further set the next move for the index, says Hrishikesh Yedve of Asit C. Mehta.

DIIs, retail and proprietary traders continue to hold bullish bets in index futures, shows NSE derivative data. Technically, Nifty near support rises to 23,630.

The NSE derivatives data show that FIIs continue to hold a bearish bias, with 8.5 short positions in index futures for every long bet.

Derivative market update for February 1: Data shows that FIIs hold 8 short positions in index futures for every long trade; retail, DIIs, proprietary traders hold bullish bets.

Derivative data shows that Nifty is starting the February series after a 4-month losing streak, high rollovers, and short positions ahead of Budget. Here are the key analyses as per HDFC Securities.

Sahaj Agrawal recommends to create Bear Put Spread on the Nifty by buying the 22,800 Put and selling the 22,500 Put option of the January series.

Adani Energy Solutions, Syngene, Jio Financial, CG Power, Persistent Systems and CAMS are the 6 derivative stocks with up to 14 per cent build-up in open positions 5 days ahead of the monthly expiry.

Meanwhile, NSE F&O data shows that FIIs were net sellers in Nifty futures for the sixth straight trading session on Tuesday, with net sales of 70,318 contracts in this period.

Retail investors most bullish in last 7 months, with long-short ratio in index futures at 5:2. On the other hand, FIIs hold 5 bearish bets in index futures for ever long trade; shows NSE F&O data.

On Thursday, 5 stocks - Bandhan Bank, Hindustan Copper, L&T Finance, Manappuram Finance and RBL Bank were placed under futures & options ban period on the NSE.

Union Bank stock futures plunged nearly 8% on the back of 54% increase in OI. On the other hand, Dr. Lal Path Labs and Metropolis Health witnessed long build-up on Monday; shows derivatives data.

Cues from F&O market for December 10: Foreign investors are seen building long positions in Nifty futures thus far this month, with open interest rising by 27% in the last six days.

India's leading bourse, the National Stock Exchange, has announced changes to the 'expiry day' for its index derivatives contracts

F&O cues for Nov 18: As long as Bank Nifty holds the 200-DEMA support near 49,900, the index could witness a pullback move towards 50,500-50,600 levels, believes Hrishikesh Yedve of Asit C. Mehta.

Equity markets entered correction territory last week, with the NSE Nifty and broader market indices, Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100, declining more than 10 per cent from their all-time highs

The NSE has approved the addition of 45 new stocks to the F&O; technical chart suggests that these 5 including the likes of Paytm, Zomato and Adani Total Gas can zoom up to 27% from present levels.