BSE on Monday relaunched Sensex and Bankex derivative contracts in its bid to boost derivative trading at the country’s premier bourse.
The relaunch of derivative contracts comes with a reduced lot size of futures and options and a new expiry cycle of Friday from Thursday earlier, BSE said.
The relaunch evoked a good response from market participants. Nearly 100 members participated in trading with a total turnover of Rs 53.12 crores with an open interest of 252 lots, the BSE said in a statement.
Derivatives are considered to be high-risk-reward financial instruments aimed at hedging risk in the equity market.
BSE had launched Sensex-30 derivatives (options and futures) for the first time in 2000. The Sensex-30 derivatives are made up of 30 of the largest and most actively traded companies on BSE.
“We are relaunching two contracts Sensex and Bankex. Sensex is a well known benchmark and a barometer of India’s economy. It has good performance and a good volatility profile, BSE Manag
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