Need for a deeper cash equities market, longer tenure F&O contracts: Sebi official
Narayan pointed out that India’s equity derivatives market is heavily skewed towards ultra-short-term trades, particularly expiry-day index options. He warned that such activity, unlike longer-duration contracts, may hinder meaningful capital formation. “Research has suggested that expiry day option trading increases market volatility and could lead to noise trading that may potentially undermine confidence in price…
