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NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan proposes minimum qualifying criteria for F&OThe NSE MD & CEO also added that additional regulations from the government, market regulator and exchanges are likely as long as there is significant retail speculation.By Yash Jain  February 27, 2026, 2:20:29 PM IST (Published)2 Min ReadAshishkumar Chauhan, MD & CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) has proposed a minimum qualifying criteria for participation in the Futures and Options (F&O) segment to curb overspeculation and protect small investors.

Speaking at the FIA Conference in Mumbai on Friday, Chauhan echoed regulatory concerns about excessive retail speculation and rising losses among people from the lower strata of society.

"No developing country can allow its lower strata citizens to waste their money, energy and resources on speculation," Chauhan said, adding that there is a need for safeguards similar to the ones framed in the US and Singapore.

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has highlighted that 90% of individual traders in the F&O market incur losses, driving a debate on the need to curb speculation.

The NSE MD & CEO also added that additional regulations from the government, market regulator and exchanges are likely as long as there is significant retail speculation, pointing to recent measures such as the Union Budget’s increase in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives to dissuade short-term speculative trading and other risk-management norms rolled out by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

Shares of BSE are trading with losses of 3% on Friday at ₹2,716, while those of Angel One are trading 4.5% lower at ₹235.5. This is the second day of losses for Angel One after the company began trading adjusted for its 1:10 stock split.Continue ReadingTagsAngel OneAshishkumar ChauhanBSE share priceF&O