Exciting news for investors: four new stocks are being added to the Futures and Options (F&O) segment, offering new trading opportunities. Swiggy, Waaree Energies, Premier Energies, and Bajaj Holdings and Investment will be available for trading in the F&O segment starting from the January series.
What Does This Mean for Investors?
Remember, this is perspective, not prediction. Do your own research and consider your own financial goals before making any investment decisions. The addition of these stocks to the F&O segment is based on the stock selection criteria as per SEBI norms, which involves factors such as average daily market capitalisation, average daily traded value, and market wide position limit.
Key Details
- Trading in F&O contracts of the four new stocks will start from December 31, 2025.
- The market lot and scheme of strikes for these stocks will be announced on December 30.
- Details of applicable quantity freeze will be available in the contract file.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the F&O segment, stocks must meet certain criteria, including:
- Average daily market capitalisation
- Average daily traded value
- Market wide position limit (at least Rs 1,500 crore)
- Quarter sigma values (median quarter-sigma order size over the last six months shall be not less than Rs 75 lakh)
- Average daily deliverable value (at least Rs 35 crore in the previous six months)
Current F&O Segment
Currently, there are 208 stocks available for trading in the NSE F&O segment, along with five indices: Nifty 50, Nifty Bank, Nifty Financial Services, Nifty Midcap Select, and Nifty Next 50. The NSE had previously removed four securities - Cyient, HFCL, NCC, and Titagarh Rail Systems - from the F&O segment, effective December 31.