The top 3.5% of these traders faced even greater losses, averaging Rs 28 lakh each. Only 7.2% of individual traders managed to make a profit during this period. This report highlights the risks associated with F&O trading and aligns with previous findings from SEBI indicating high loss rates for individual traders in this segment.

F&O traders who placed their bets in FY24 were classified as 'New Traders' by Sebi, comprising almost half of all the traders for the fiscal. Sebi's data showed that 92.1% of these 'New Traders' incurred a net loss of roughly Rs 46,

According to the Sebi study, 1.13 crore retail traders in F O markets collectively lost Rs 1.81 lakh crore during this period.

Retail traders remain at the wrong end of the stick when it comes to equity derivatives trading, with 93 per cent of them incurring an average loss of Rs 2 lakh per trader during the last three financial years, as per an analysis by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

FY24, 1.13 crore unique individual traders (in F&O segment) incurred a combined net loss (i.e. trading loss inclusive of transaction costs) of Rs 1.81 lakh crore in F&O, the SEBI study said.

A SEBI study reveals that over 93% of individual traders in the equity futures and options segment faced significant losses from 2021-22 to 2023-24. Even with consecutive years of losses, 75% continued trading.

A Sebi study reveals that 91% of individual traders lost money in the F''O segment in FY24, with an average loss of Rs 1.2 lakh. Read more.

SEBI study reveals over 1 crore F&O traders lost ₹1.81 lakh crore in FY22-FY24, with 91% losing money in FY24.