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No issue with Futures segment, but concerns  around short-dated Options: Sebi...

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo MUMBAI, Mar 3:  Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator has no concerns over the futures segment of the derivatives market, but remains watchful of speculative activity in short-dated options. Pandey said the regulator’s recent interventions are focused specifically on curbing excesses in short-tenor options, while preserving the crucial role of futures and derivatives in price discovery and liquidity. Responding to a question on the derivatives segment, Pandey said the issue should not be broadly labelled as one concerning F&O.

No issue with Futures segment, but concerns  around short-dated Options: Sebi...

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Key Highlights

  • “You should not be calling it F&O because futures we never had an issue with.
  • There was an issue around short-dated options,” he said in an interaction with PTI.
  • He noted that Sebi has already introduced a series of regulatory measures targeting excesses in short-tenor options.
  • Measures were rolled out in October 2024 and May 2025, with phased implementation in July, October and December.
  • The regulator is now assessing the impact of these interventions based on market data.
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