SEBI is seeking stakeholder feedback to enhance tenure and maturity of equity derivatives.
Chair Tuhin Kanta Pandey cited growing cash market volumes and the need for longer-term tools.
This aims to improve hedging ability and support long-term investment strategies.
The regulator wants to counter ultra-short-term speculative trends.
Current F&O trading trends raised concerns about market health sustainability.
SEBI’s reforms reflect a shift toward deepening quality in equity markets.
Longer derivatives could attract institutional capital and improve formation.
Extended tenures may offer strategic depth to investor tools.
Calm deliberation with stakeholders signals inclusive reform approach.
Derivatives market may grow more robust through structured evolution.