Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has started the trading of government bonds-based interest rate options. These will be part of interest rate derivatives in the currency derivatives segment, and the contracts currently available for trading are based on the underlying government securities. The interest rate options provided as an efficient tool for managing interest rate risk and exposure through hedging.
BSE provides an efficient and transparent market for trading in equity, debt instruments, derivatives, mutual funds. It also has a platform for trading in equities of small-and-medium enterprises (SME).