SEBI revises eligibility criteria for stocks in derivatives segment

24 Jul 2012 Evaluate

Market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revised the eligibility criteria for stocks in derivatives segment, according to which the benchmark liquidity level for any scrip to be eligible for trading in the derivatives segments has been hiked. The minimum Median Quarter Sigma Order Size (MQSOS) requirement for a stock to be eligible for introduction in derivatives segment has been revised to Rs 10 lakh from the present Rs 5 lakh.

Apart from this, minimum market wide position limit to retain its spot once the stock is listed in futures and options (F&O) segment, too has been raised from Rs 60 crore to Rs 200 crore. Also the minimum MWPL requirement for a stock to be eligible for introduction in derivatives segment has been revised to Rs 300 crore from the present minimum MWPL requirement of Rs 100 crore.

An additional criterion of 'stock derivatives to have average monthly turnover in derivatives segment for last three months of Rs 100 crore' has also been decided to be implemented for a stock to be retained in derivatives segment.

The F&O segment could lose at least 20% of its stocks once the new norms announced by the SEBI’s for including and retaining stocks in the segment take effect. SEBI has directed that no fresh month contract shall be issued on stocks that may exit the F&O segment, however, the existing unexpired contracts may be permitted to trade till expiry and new strikes may also be introduced in the existing contract months.

There are 226 stocks in the National Stock Exchange’s F&O list and around 50 of them are likely to lose their eligibility to trade in futures and options after the implementation of the new norms.

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