National Stock Exchange today said it will exclude GVK Power & Infrastructure and Bhushan Steel from its derivatives segment.
In a circular, the exchange said trading in derivatives contracts for these two securities would not be available with effect from April 1, 2013.
"... No contracts shall be available for trading in the securities (GVK Power & Infrastructure and Bhushan Steel)with effect from April 1, 2013," the NSE said.
"However, the existing unexpired contracts of expiry months January, February and March would continue to be available for trading till their respective expiry and new strikes would also be introduced in the existing contract months," it added.
As per the Sebi's regulation, any scrip with a minimum trading volume of Rs 10 lakh and market wide position limit (MWPL) or market capitalisation of Rs 300 crore would be eligible for entry into the Future and Options (F&O) segment.
Besides, any scrips which fail to maintain a minimum MWPL requirement of Rs 200 crore cease to be in the F&O segment. The scrip exit the derivative segment if Median Quarter Sigma Order Size (MQSOS), which indicate liquidity or order size in a scrip, falls below Rs 5 lakh.
