MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday proposed that each exchange offering equity derivatives products to investors should have either Tuesday or Thursday as the expiry day for all their contracts. This is being proposed so that there’s predictability of the expiry of derivatives products on each of the exchanges. Market players said the move would also help rein in excessive speculative trading in the equity futures & options space.
Market experts said in case each exchange operates on separate expiry days, investors would be able to shift their positions from one to the other near to the expiry day. As a result, the purpose of stricter regulations to rein in speculative trades would be defeated.
