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F&O turnover to cash hits two-year high in October

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November 10, 2025

CASH MARKET FALLS 32% FROM JULY 2024 PEAK

- ANANYA GROVER

SPECULATION IN THE stock markets continues to rise despite the Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) guidelines to curb it in the derivatives market.

In October, the activity in the futures and options (F&O) market in notional terms hit 476 times — the highest monthly average in two years — while the turnover in the cash segment fell 4% month-on-month. In October 2023, it stood at 487.3 times. The average monthly position reflects the total value of all F&O positions held by investors.

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