- NSE will reduce lot sizes for select indices from Oct. 28, per SEBI guidelines
- Nifty 50 lot size has been cut from 75 to 65, and Bank Nifty from 35 to 30
- Revised lot sizes will apply to weekly and monthly contracts from Jan 2026
The National Stock Exchange of India has announced a revision in the market lot size of derivative contracts on select indices in line with the Securities and Exchange Board of India's guidelines on periodic lot size review, effective Oct. 28, as per a circular.
According to the circular, the lot size for the Nifty 50 will be reduced from 75 to 65, while Bank Nifty will move from 35 to 30. The Nifty Financial Services lot will be cut from 65 to 60, and the Nifty Mid Select from 140 to 120. The market lot for Nifty Next 50 remains unchanged at 25.
-
NDTV Profit Ignite 2026: Experts See Opportunity In Equities, Stay Bullish For Long-Term -
Buy Right, Sit Tight Does Not Work for Individual Stocks, Says Dinshaw Irani -
'Worst Is Behind': Quant MF Sees Market Bottom, Flags 'Extreme Euphoria' In Midcaps -
India's Mutual Fund Industry Could Become A $1 Trillion Opportunity, Say Fund Managers -
'Foreign Investors Are Baraatis': Raamdeo Agrawal's Take On LTCG Tax -
Stay Invested Through Market Cycles: Raamdeo Agrawal at NDTV Profit Ignite -
Ramesh Damani Remains Bullish On India For Next 20-30 Years, Sees Bargains Amid Market Weakness -
CAS Came After A Long Consultation Process: SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey AT NDTV PROFIT IGNITE -
Aim To Cut FPI Onboarding Time From Mth To Five Days: SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey AT NDTV PROFI -
"I Am A Material Man In A Material World': Quantum Advisors' Ajit Dayal On NDTV Profit Ignite
For computation of revised contract values, NSE has considered the average closing price of the respective indices during Sept. 2025.
The new lot sizes will apply to weekly and monthly contracts starting Jan. 2026 expiry. For existing quarterly and half-yearly contracts, the changes will take effect from Dec. 30, 2025.
NSE also clarified that the day spread order book will not be available for certain contract combinations, including Nov. 2025–Jan. 2026, Dec. 2025–Jan. 2026, and Dec. 2025–Feb. 2026.
Members have been advised to inform clients holding positions in quarterly and half-yearly contracts of the revised lot sizes, and to update their trading applications with the latest contract files available on the exchange's extranet server.
In other news, the IPO-bound bourse also saw its unique registered investor base cross the 12-crore mark on Sept. 23, 2025.
The total number of investor accounts registered with NSE stands at 23.5 crore, having crossed the 23-crore mark in July 2025. "The structural expansion of the investor base has accelerated meaningfully over time", the release said.
The registered investor base hit the one-crore mark 14 years after NSE started operations, the next one crore additions took about seven years, the subsequent one crore addition took about three-and-half years, and the next one a little over a year. It took over 25 years for the registered investor base to hit the four-crore mark in March 2021, with the subsequent one crore investors being added in about six-seven months.
Essential Business Intelligence, Sharp Market Insights, Practical Personal Finance Advice, Daily Fuel, Gold and Silver Prices and Latest Stories — On NDTV Profit.