Risk Disclosures on Derivatives
- "9 out of 10 individual traders in equity Futures and Options Segment, incurred net losses."
- "On an average, loss makers registered net trading loss close to ₹ 50,000."
- "Over and above the net trading losses incurred, loss makers expended an additional 28% of net trading losses as transaction costs."
- "Those making net trading profits, incurred between 15% to 50% of such profits as transaction cost."
Source: SEBI study dated January 25, 2023 on “Analysis of Profit and Loss of Individual Traders dealing in equity Futures and Options (F&O) Segment”, wherein Aggregate Level findings.
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