Risk disclosure in the Equity Futures & Options segment aims to inform individual traders about the inherent risks involved in trading these derivative instruments. By disclosing these risks, regulatory bodies such as SEBI seek to ensure that traders are fully aware of the nature of these instruments and the challenges they pose.

• 9 out of 10 individual traders in the equity Futures and Options segment incurred net losses.
• On average, loss makers registered a net trading loss close to ₹50,000.
• In addition to net trading losses, loss makers spent another 28% of the losses as transaction costs.
• Those making net trading profits incurred between 15% and 50% of such profits as transaction costs.

Source: SEBI Circular (opens in a new tab)