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Annexure-I: Risk disclosures

RISK DISCLOSURES ON DERIVATIVES
  • 9 out of 10 individual traders in equity Futures and Options Segment, incurred net losses.
  • On an average, loss makers registered net trading loss close to 50,000.
  • Over and above the net trading losses incurred, loss makers expended an additional 28%of net trading losses as transaction costs.
  • Those making net trading profits, incurred between 15% to 50% of such profits as transaction cost.

Source:
SEBI study dated January 25. 2023 on "analysis of Profit and Loss of individual Traders dealing in equity Futures and Options (F & O) Segment", where in Aggregate Level findings are based on annual Profit/Loss incurred by individual traders in equity F&O during FY 2021-22.