How Scrapping Weekly F&O Expiries Could Reshape Retail Trading in India

- Retail F&O losses hit โน91,685 crore in FY26 as 87.7% of traders lost money.
- About 59% of index-options turnover came from same-day expiry contracts in FY26.
- CAS turnover hit $4.1B on Aug. 31, nearly 40 times its post-launch average.
Scrapping Weekly F&O Expiries would change how Indian retail traders access short-duration derivatives, where activity remains concentrated near expiry. While some market participants have proposed removing weekly contracts, SEBI has neither proposed nor approved such a change. Even so, fewer expiries would materially affect users by changing trading frequency, capital allocation, and execution risk.
Weekly Options Concentrate Retail Risk Near Expiry
SEBI data show that 59% of index-options turnover in FY26 came from contracts expiring on the same day. Moreover, about 97% occurred within one week of expiry. Therefore, fewer weekly โฆ
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