SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch says the regulator may explore reducing margins for longer-term derivatives, according to reports. She links the discussion to ongoing efforts to manage derivatives trading and investor protection.
In the same remarks, the SEBI chief highlights that losses in the futures and options (F&O) segment remain high. She stresses that regulators and market participants need to focus on investor suitability and improving risk awareness, implying that any policy change would need to consider investor outcomes as well as market functioning.
Across the coverage, the central theme is the potential for margin-related measures targeting longer-tenure derivative products, alongside continued attention to the scale of retail losses in F&O trading. While the outlets focus on different implications—such as how margin cuts could affect trading conditions versus how risk remains elevated—they converge on the idea that SEBI is considering policy tools rather than announcing immediate rules.
