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SEBI increases minimum contract size in the equity derivatives segment

14 Jul 2015 Evaluate

In its bid to safeguard the retail investors from excessive speculation through the derivatives route, the market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has increased the minimum contract size in the equity derivatives segment to Rs 5 lakh, from the present, minimum contract size of Rs 2 lakh. It’s for the first time since the launch of derivatives in June 2000 that SEBI has proposed the review of the minimum contract size.

In its latest circular, modifying the circular dated January 08, 2010, SEBI stated that “The lot size for derivatives contracts in equity derivatives segment shall be fixed in such a manner that the contract value of the derivative on the day of review is within Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 10 lakhs”. The revision will be made effective from the next trading day after expiry of October 2015 contracts.

The circular further specified that for stock derivatives with minimum lot sizes of 50, the subsequent lot sizes will be fixed as a multiple of 25. But if the contract value of the minimum lot size of 50 is more than Rs 10 lakhs, then subsequent lot size will be a multiple of 5, provided the lot size is not below 10. “For index derivatives, the lot size (in units of underlying) shall be fixed as a multiple of 5, provided the lot size is not less than 10.”

SEBI further stated that the stock exchanges shall jointly ensure that the lot size is same for an underlying traded across exchanges. The stock exchanges will also have to review the lot size once in every 6 months based on the average of the closing price of the underlying for last one month and wherever warranted, revise the lot size by giving an advance notice of at least 2 weeks to the market. If the revised lot size is higher than the existing one, it will be effective for only new contracts. In case of corporate action, the revision in lot size of existing contracts shall be carried out as per SEBI circular dated December 18, 2002.

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