# Sebi curbs slash F&O volumes by over 50% in FY26 2026-08-07T05:51:14+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Options contract volumes on Indian bourses fell 51.5% in FY26 after the Securities and Exchange Board of India tightened rules to curb retail speculation, according to its annual report. Futures volumes also dropped nearly 18%. The regulator said the decline followed measures such as higher contract sizes and mandatory upfront premium collection. Separately, foreign portfolio investors pumped Rs 12,921 crore into Indian equities in the first week of August, sustaining a buying streak that began in July. However, for FY26 as a whole, FPIs remain net sellers at Rs 2.4 lakh crore, already surpassing last year’s outflow. CDSL data showed FPIs had withdrawn Rs 1.2 lakh crore in March alone before reversing course. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: F&O trading, FPIs, IPO market, SEBI, stock market Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sebi-reports-51-5-fall-in-options-volumes-in-fy26/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sebi-reports-51-5-fall-in-options-volumes-in-fy26/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.