8 Stocks to Enter the Futures and Options (F&O) List from 29-Oct
With the trading in the futures and options segment already accounting for over 95% of overall trading volumes on the NSE in notional terms, the exchange and SEBI are looking to continuously expand this list of F&O eligible stocks. As per the SEBI circular dated 06-Oct-2021, 8 more stocks are being added to the list of stocks eligible for F&O trading effective 29-Oct.
It may be recollected that the regulator had just added 8 stocks to the F&O list on 01-Oct. The list of 8 stocks added on 01-Oct included Abbott India, Crompton Greaves, Dalmia Bharat, Delta Corp, India Cements, JK Cements, Oberoi Realty and Persistent Systems. That accretion to the list had taken the F&O eligible list from 172 to 180.
Check: 8 Stocks in F&O from October 2021
Now, effective from the new settlement starting on 29-Oct, SEBI has approved the addition of 8 more stocks to the F&O eligible list.
List of stocks to be added in Futures and Options (F&O) from November series
| Serial No. | Company Name | NSE Symbol |
| 1 | Atul Ltd | ATUL |
| 2 | Birlasoft Ltd | BSOFT |
| 3 | Chambal Fertilizers Ltd | CHAMBLFERT |
| 4 | Firstsource Solutions Ltd | FSL |
| 5 | Gujarat State Petronet Ltd | GSPL |
| 6 | Laurus Labs Ltd | LAURUSLABS |
| 7 | SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd | SBICARD |
| 8 | Whirlpool of India Ltd | WHIRLPOOL |
Date Source: NSE Circulars
Of course, the final inclusion of these 8 stocks will be subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria of the quarter sigma computation cycle for the month of October 2021.
The addition of the above 8 stocks will take the total number of eligible stocks in F&O from 180 to 188. The other details pertaining to the F&O contracts of these 8 stocks including market lot, scheme of strike prices and the quantity freeze limits will be intimated by the exchange separately on 28-October, a day before the F&O contracts on these 8 stocks go live.
Inclusion in the F&O list provides greater liquidity and narrower spreads as well as institutional arbitrage demand for the stock. Stocks included in the F&O are not subject to circuit filters applicable to individual stocks on the stock exchange. Currently, F&O contracts are available on 180 stocks and 3 indices.
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