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Losses of individual traders in equity derivatives
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) studies how individual traders fare in futures and options, the equity derivatives segment.
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20 Aug 2026Briefnewly addedSEBI found that 87.7 per cent of individual futures and options traders lost money in 2025-26, with net losses of about ₹91,685 crore. Active traders fell about 20 per cent, and about 92 per cent of the losses came from options. Mains: Nearly nine in ten individual traders losing money is the core of the case for protecting small investors in derivatives. Securities and Exchange Board of India, 20 Aug 2026: Press release on the study of individual traders in equity derivatives (opens in a new tab)