Sebi introduces measures to curb speculative trading in derivatives, including increased contract sizes and upfront premium collection, aiming to protect investors while potentially limiting trading flexibility and broker revenues.

With the introduction of these rules, the landscape of equity derivatives trading in India is set to undergo notable changes, particularly for retail participants.

Tough measures include hike in futures and options contract size, need for buyers to make upfront option premium payment, and letting each exchange provide contract for only one benchmark index with w

Market regulator Sebi has tightened the derivative norms by rationalising the weekly expiry contracts for the options segment. Under the new rules, exchanges can offer expiry contracts for only one index.