Visual Securities

Risk Disclosures on Derivatives

Before trading in derivatives (Futures and Options), every investor should understand the following SEBI-published statistics on individual trader outcomes.

Key statistics

9 out of 10 individual traders in the equity Futures and Options Segment incurred net losses.
On average, loss makers registered net trading losses close to ₹50,000.
Over and above the net trading losses incurred, loss makers expended an additional 28% of net trading losses as transaction costs.
Those making net trading profits incurred between 15% and 50% of such profits as transaction costs.

Source: SEBI study dated January 25, 2023 on "Analysis of Profit and Loss of Individual Traders dealing in equity Futures and Options (F&O) Segment". Aggregate-level findings are based on annual profit/loss incurred by individual traders in equity F&O during FY 2021–22.

Investments in the securities market are subject to market risks. Please read all related documents — including our Risk Disclosure Document (RDD) and Rights & Obligations of Stock Brokers — carefully before investing.

Attention Investors

Stock brokers can accept securities as margins from clients only by way of pledge in the depository system w.e.f September 01, 2020.
Update your e-mail and phone number with your stock broker / depository participant and receive OTP directly from depository on your e-mail and/or mobile number to create pledge.
Check your securities / MF / bonds in the consolidated account statement issued by NSDL/CDSL every month.

Prevent unauthorised transactions in your account. Update your mobile numbers/email IDs with your stock brokers. Receive information of your transactions directly from Exchange on your mobile/email at the end of the day. Issued in the interest of investors. KYC is one time exercise while dealing in securities markets — once KYC is done through a SEBI registered intermediary (broker, DP, Mutual Fund etc.), you need not undergo the same process again when you approach another intermediary.

Dear Investor, if you are subscribing to an IPO, there is no need to issue a cheque. Please write the Bank account number and sign the IPO application form to authorize your bank to make payment in case of allotment. In case of non-allotment the funds will remain in your bank account.

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