Indian Retail F&O Traders Lost $40.36B in 5 Years, With Losses Every Year
- Indian retail F&O traders lost $40.36B from FY22โFY26, with losses recorded every year.
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According to Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) research, Indian retail Futures & Options (F&O) traders recorded net losses in every financial year from FY22 to FY26. They accumulated losses of $40.36 billion (โน3.85 lakh crore), based on data from the top 15 brokers covering around 90% of retail/individual investors.
This equates to approximately 9 of 10 (90-91%) individual traders losing money in a typical year. The losses peaked in FY25, but declined by nearly 18% in FY26 due to a reduction in participation of nearly 20% after SEBI measures like higher cโฆ
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