Minimum Contract Size for Equity Derivatives to be Rs 5 Lakh

New Delhi: The minimum contract size for equity derivatives will be set at Rs 5 lakh, applicable after the expiry of October contracts. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the country's capital market regulator, has communicated the decision to stock exchanges. The bourses have been asked to "increase the minimum contract size in equity derivatives segment to Rs 5 lakh effective from the next trading day after expiry...