Regulator Addresses Options Speculation, Not Futures

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Mumbai, March 3 Sebi Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the regulator has no concerns about the futures segment of the derivatives market, but remains watchful of speculative activity in short-dated options.

Pandey said the regulator's recent interventions are focused specifically on curbing excesses in short-tenor options, while preserving the crucial role of futures and derivatives in price discovery and liquidity.

Responding to a question on the derivatives segment, Pandey said the issue should not be broadly labelled as one concerning F&O.

"You should not be calling it F&O because futures we never had an issue with. There was an issue around short-dated options," he said in an interaction with
 
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