SEBI's Weekly Expiries Limit (2026):
Praveen Dubey (SEBI Registered RA)
SP RESEARCHVIA PVT. LTD. (INH000015808)
Curbing Short-Term Speculation in Derivatives
To reduce intraday volatility and retail speculation, SEBI limited weekly options expiries to one index per exchange (Nifty for NSE and Sensex for BSE). The risk management desk at SP RESEARCHVIA PVT. LTD. evaluates the implications.
How does the weekly expiry limit affect options traders?
Traders who relied on daily index expiries (like FinNifty, Midcap Nifty, Bankex) must consolidate their systems around the main weekly indices, leading to a rise in liquidity in monthly option contracts.
Adapting Options Strategies
We advise options writers to focus on longer-dated option spreads, which are less sensitive to sudden intraday movements and provide more predictable time decay models.
Written by Praveen Dubey
Chief Research Analyst | SEBI Reg: INH000015808
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