Bombay Stock Exchange launches SENSEXmini DERIVATIVES Contracts

Overview

For the first time in India, Bombay Stock Exchange offers mini Futures and Options contracts on the leading Indian equity Index 'SENSEX ' for retail investors to participate in the ever growing Derivatives market. The SENSEX is the barometer of the Indian Capital Markets and widely tracked in the global financial markets.

Benefits
Since mini futures and options have market lot of FIVE, lower capital outlay and lower trading costs
Smaller size allows for more precise hedging and flexible trading.
Possible arbitrage between existing SENSEX Futures (bigger market lot) & SENSEX mini Futures (market lot 5).
SENSEX constitutes 30 leading companies of diverse industries covering 12 broad sectors of the Indian economy. Provides macro view of economy to retail as well as institutional investors.