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In this video, we take a deep dive into one of the most controversial moves in recent times — SEBI’s push to restrict weekly expiries, raise margins, and limit F&O access. The big question: Will these reforms actually protect retail traders, or are they targeting the wrong problem?

SEBI has released two major reports on option traders: one covering 2019–2022 (published Jan 2023) and another for 2022–2024 (published Sept 2024).

Both reports highlighted the same striking statistic — over 93% of option traders end up losing money. That headline number has been the driving force behind reforms.

But here’s the twist: when we spoke to more than 200 loss-making traders ourselves, the real reasons behind these losses looked very different from what the reports implied.

The problem isn’t weekly expiries or the structure of the product itself. The problem is deeply rooted in trader behaviour, financial psychology, and unchecked leverage.

We begin by breaking down SEBI’s own data in detail:
1. Small-size traders (turnover less than ₹1 lakh in 3 years):
Around 33 lakh people, almost 30% of all option traders.

Yet their contribution to overall turnover is just 0.04%, and to losses only 0.6%. Average loss per trader? Barely ₹2,600.

2. Mid-size traders (turnover between ₹1 lakh–₹1 crore):
The largest group by number — 60 lakh people, making up 53% of all option traders. They contributed around 18% of total losses, with average losses in the ₹15,000–20,000 range.

3. Large-size traders (turnover above ₹1 crore):
Just 19 lakh traders (17% of the base), but responsible for over 81% of total losses. Their average per trader loss? A staggering ₹5.4 lakh.

So the real question becomes: Who actually needs protection?

We dig deeper into the qualitative truths — the actual mindsets, mistakes, and traps that traders fall into:
1. The “Get Rich Overnight” Illusion
2. Overtrading & Random Entries
3. Borrowed Money, EMIs & Loan Traps
4. Psychological Traps
5. No Focus on Education
6. Hope Trading

The video makes one thing crystal clear: removing weekly expiries won’t solve the real problem.

If anything, such bans could reduce liquidity, increase hedging costs, and push desperate traders into unregulated spaces like offshore forex or crypto.

The real solutions lie elsewhere:

Introduce entry-level exams for F&O activation.
Require net worth checks or income eligibility before allowing leveraged trading.
Enforce cooling-off periods when traders cross certain loss thresholds.
Restrict loan apps and NBFCs from funding speculative trading.
Get brokers to show real-time risk nudges and warnings.

Watch this video completely to understand the issues at qualitative analysis.

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0:00 - Introduction
1:29 - Getting overnight Rich
5:31 - Overtrading
8:58 - Trading on Loans
10:56 - No Education of Derivatives
12:47 - Psychological Traps
15:04 - Hope Trading
17:18 - Why SEBI measures miss the Mark?
17:40 - Real Solutions