Futures and options (F&O), are financial derivatives traded on stock exchanges. In India, SEBI regulates the stocks which can be in the list of F&O stocks, and then NSE allows listed companies to trade their derivatives.
Here is a comprehensive list of stocks currently allowed to trade in the F&O segment, along with their lot size. Currently(As of 20th July, 2023), 185 stocks are part of the F&O list.
What are futures?
Futures are financial contracts obliging the buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell an asset, such as a physical commodity or a financial instrument, at a predetermined future date and price.
What are options?
Options are financial instruments that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset or instrument at a specified strike price on or before a specified date.
What are derivatives?
Derivatives are financial securities whose value is derived from an underlying asset or group of assets. They are contracts between two or more parties based on the asset or assets.
How many shares are currently part of F&O segment?
As of the current date, there are 188 shares that are part of the Futures and Options (F&O) segment.
What is the lot size ?
The lot size in the context of futures and options refers to a standardized quantity of a particular financial instrument that is traded as a unit. It is the number of shares that make up one contract.
When do stock F&O contracts expire?
Stock futures and options contracts expire on the last Thursday of every month.
FAQs
Aditya Birla Capital, Balrampur Chini Mills, Bandhan Bank, Biocon, Birlasoft, GMR Airports Infrastructure, Granules India, Hindustan Copper, Vodafone Idea, India Cements, Piramal Enterprises, SAIL, and ZEEL are the 13 stocks in the F&O ban list of the NSE for May 21.
Which stocks are in F&O list? ›
Aditya Birla Capital, Balrampur Chini Mills, Bandhan Bank, Biocon, Birlasoft, GMR Airports Infrastructure, Granules India, Hindustan Copper, Vodafone Idea, India Cements, Piramal Enterprises, SAIL, and ZEEL are the 13 stocks in the F&O ban list of the NSE for May 21.
How many stocks does F&O have? ›
Which stocks are in F&O? There are 185 stocks whose futures and options that you can trade in India. Dhan helps you conveniently check all futures stocks listed on the NSE with real-time data.
What is the F&O segment? ›
What is F&O trading? Future and option are two derivative instruments where the traders buy or sell an underlying asset at a pre-determined price. The trader makes a profit if the price rises. In case, he has a buy position and if he has a sell position, a fall in price is beneficial for him.
How to find options stocks? ›
The easiest way to find out which securities have options is to check directly using your broker, which is particularly easy if you use an online broker. Many of these platforms have an options chain or options series function that allows you to look up the options on a stock, if there are any.
How many companies are listed in options trading? ›
Which Indian stocks have options? While equity delivery is allowed on over 5000 stocks, options trading is only available on 185 stocks in India.
Is F&O a profit or loss? ›
What is the Tax Treatment for F&O Profits or Losses? Futures and Options trading under Section 43(5) are considered as non-speculative transactions. This means any income that comes from F&O trading is taxed in a similar way as that of business transactions. Therefore, any F&O loss is treated as a business loss.
What is an example of a F&O? ›
If the market price of the asset moves favourably beyond the strike price of the contract, then the hedger may face a potential loss. For example, if you signed a contract to sell 10 gm of gold at ₹50,000, but the spot price on the day of the delivery is ₹55,000, then you face a potential loss of ₹5,000.
What is an example of F&O trading? ›
For example, if you buy a futures contract for 100 barrels of oil at ₹50 per barrel, you are obligated to buy the oil for ₹50 per barrel even if the market price of oil has risen to ₹60 per barrel by the expiration date. The opposite is true if you sell a futures contract.
What are listed options on futures? ›
An option on a futures contract gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific futures contract at a strike price on or before the option's expiration date. These work similarly to stock options, but differ in that the underlying security is a futures contract.
Out of the 45.24 lakh individual traders in futures and options (F&O) in the financial year 2021-22, only 11% made profit, shows a report by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Out of the total participants, the number of individual active traders stood at 39.76 lakh (88%).