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FinNifty futures on Zerodha

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

FinNifty futures are futures contracts on the Nifty Financial Services index, listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and traded in India through brokers including Zerodha . The underlying index tracks 20 financial-sector stocks, banks, non-banking financial companies, insurers and other intermediaries, and is maintained by NSE Indices Limited. One FinNifty futures contract is a lot of 60 units from the January 2026 cycle, settles in cash against the index close, and expires on the last Tuesday of its month under the schedule SEBI set from September 2025.

Midcap Nifty futures on Zerodha

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Midcap Nifty futures are futures contracts on the Nifty Midcap Select index, listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and traded in India through brokers including Zerodha . The underlying is a focused index of 25 liquid midcap stocks, maintained by NSE Indices Limited and drawn from the broader Nifty Midcap 150. One contract is a lot of 120 units from the January 2026 cycle, settles in cash against the index close, and expires on the last Tuesday of its month under the schedule SEBI set from September 2025.

Nifty 50 futures contract specifications

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Nifty 50 futures are exchange-traded futures contracts on the Nifty 50 index, listed and settled on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and traded in India through brokers including Zerodha . One contract represents a fixed lot of index units, 65 from the January 2026 cycle, settles in cash against the index value on expiry, and expires on the last Tuesday of its contract month under the schedule SEBI set from September 2025. The underlying Nifty 50 index is maintained by NSE Indices Limited and tracks the 50 largest and most liquid stocks listed on NSE.

Nifty Next 50 futures on Zerodha

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Nifty Next 50 futures are futures contracts on the Nifty Next 50 index, listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and traded in India through brokers including Zerodha . The underlying index covers the 50 companies ranked 51 to 100 by free-float market capitalisation, the Nifty 100 after the Nifty 50 is removed, and is maintained by NSE Indices Limited. One contract settles in cash against the index close and expires on the last Tuesday of its month under the schedule SEBI set from September 2025. The defining feature for a trader is liquidity: Nifty Next 50 futures trade far thinner than Nifty 50 futures .

Stock futures lot size on NSE

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Single-stock futures lot size on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) is the fixed number of shares that make up one futures contract, set by the exchange so that the contract value lands inside a target rupee band rather than at a round number of shares. A futures contract on a stock priced at Rs 2,000 might carry a lot of 250 shares; a stock at Rs 200 might carry a lot of 2,500. In both cases NSE has chosen the lot so the contract is worth a comparable amount, and it revises the lot as the share price moves.

Lot size revision F&O 2024

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The F&O lot size revision in 2024 was a SEBI-led policy that increased the minimum contract size for Indian derivatives, with the explicit aim of making F&O contracts less accessible to small-ticket retail participants. The change was part of a broader package addressing retail F&O losses.

What changed

Contract	Pre-revision lot size	Post-revision lot size
NIFTY 50 options	50	75 (illustrative; check current NSE)
BANKNIFTY options	15	25-30
FINNIFTY options	40	65
MIDCPNIFTY options	50	75
Stock options (varies)	Per scrip	Generally increased

(Exact lot sizes are set by NSE per scrip and revised periodically; check the NSE derivatives segment for current values.)

SEBI F&O entry barrier rules (October 2024 framework)

Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The SEBI F&O entry barrier rules announced on 1 October 2024 are the most consequential tightening of retail access to Indian derivatives in a decade. The framework, set out in a SEBI circular dated 1 October 2024 and operationalised through subsequent exchange-level implementation circulars, comprises six measures that collectively raise the minimum capital required to participate in index futures and options, reduce the volume of weekly expiry contracts, and tighten intra-day risk parameters around expiry. The framework was a direct policy response to a SEBI study published in September 2024 that found 93 per cent of retail individual traders in equity F&O lost money over the three financial years FY22 to FY24, with aggregate net losses of approximately Rs 1.81 lakh crore.

How to handle freeze quantity on F&O

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The freeze quantity is the maximum number of units (shares or index units) that can be submitted in a single order on NSE or BSE F&O contracts. Any order exceeding the freeze quantity is automatically rejected by the exchange. This guide explains how to find the freeze quantity for a specific contract and how to manage large orders by splitting them appropriately.

For context on F&O order placement see How to trade futures on Kite (first time) and How to use basket order for multi-leg options on Kite .