Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said 90 per cent of small investors have lost Rs 1.8 lakh crore in Futures and Option (F&O) trading in three years and asked the SEBI to reveal the names of the “so called big players” profiteering at their expense.
More than 91 per cent, or 73 lakh, individual traders lost money in the F&O segment in FY24 with an average net loss of Rs 1.2 lakh per person, a study conducted by markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) revealed on Monday.
Further, 93 per cent of over 1 crore individual F&O traders incurred average losses of about Rs 2 lakh per trader (inclusive of transaction costs) during the three years from FY22 to FY24. The aggregate losses of such traders exceeded Rs 1.8 lakh crore during the period.
Gandhi, who is the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said on X, “Uncontrolled F&O trading has grown 45X in 5 years. 90% of small investors have lost ?1.8 lakh Cr in 3 years.”
“SEBI must reveal the .
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