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Retail F&O boom hits reverse gear as active trader base falls 18% in FY26: Sebi

Economic Times 1 hr ago·20 Aug 2026, 3:31 pm

SEBI found individual equity derivatives traders fell 18% to 88 lakh in FY26, the first annual decline in over a decade. Yet 87.7% still lost money, collectively losing Rs 91,685 crore, with options accounting for 92% of losses.

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