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August 2026
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SEBI87.7% of individual traders in equity derivatives lost money in FY26; net losses about ₹91,685 crore: SEBI studies
87.7% of F&O traders lost moneyTwo SEBI studies on individual traders in the equity derivatives segment show active traders fell about 20% to 78.6 lakh in FY26, while 87.7% of them still incurred losses. Aggregate net losses were about ₹91,685 crore and the average loss per trader about ₹1.17 lakh. Around 92% of the losses arose from options trading.
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