Retail Options Trading Volume Drops Sharply !

SEBI’s Increasing Scrutiny on F&O Traders . . . .

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Alok Jain
March 17, 2025


17 March 2025 · Monday

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It isn’t good for Options Volumes to Crash !

A new chart from Kotak Institutional Equities highlights a massive decline in retail options trading volume. Back in October 2024, when the market was still relatively stable, 397 million options contracts were being traded. However, as the market started falling and new restrictions were introduced, this number has now plunged to just 68 million contracts—a staggering drop from 40 crore contracts to just 6.8 crore contracts. . . . . . .

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