Retail Derivatives Traders Continue to Bleed, Finds Sebi

Retail Traders Struggle In Derivatives: SEBI Finds 91 Per Cent Suffered Net Losses In FY25

According to the regulator, the number of unique individual investors trading in EDS is down by 20 per cent compared to previous year and up by 24 per cent from 2 years ago.

F&O investors continue to bleed; 93 per cent of traders made losses in last 3 fiscals: SEBI study

The top 3.5% of loss-makers (around 4 lakh traders) faced an average loss of Rs 28 lakh per person over the last three financial years.

Retail derivatives traders continue to bleed, finds Sebi

Aggregate net losses and average losses per trader rose through the first three quarters, but both metrics improved slightly in Q4, even as the percentage of loss-making traders remained above 86%.

Retail investor losses in F&O widen by 41% in FY25: SEBI study

SEBI's measures in late 2024 reduce losses for individual traders in equity derivatives market, with numbers dropping significantly.

SEBI F&O Study: Nine Out Of 10 Individual Traders Incurred Losses In FY25

91% of Retail Traders Lost Money in Derivatives, Losses in F&O Surged 41% to Rs1.05 Lakh Crore in FY25: SEBI Study

A staggering 91% of individual traders in India’s equity derivatives market lost money during the financial year (FY)24–25, according to a detailed study released by market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The regulator’s findings show that despite new risk-control measures and regulatory tightening, the tide of retail investor losses continues unabated.