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Retail investors' share of F&O turnover

26%
of NSE F&O turnover, options at premium, Sept 2026

The series starts in 2023, too recently to say what is usual for it. Down from 27% a year ago.

20242025202624%26%30%32%34%usual range, 26% to 29%26%20242025202624%26%28%30%32%34%25%, Feb 2025usual range, 26% to 29%26%20242025202624%26%28%30%32%34%25%, Feb 2025usual range, 26% to 29%26%20242025202624%26%28%30%32%34%25%, Feb 2025usual range, 26% to 29%26%

What it is. Individuals' share of the money traded in NSE futures and options, counting options by premium, buy and sell sides together. NSE's retail category also includes HUFs, NRIs and small firms.

How to read it. A share of money traded, not of profits or losses. NSE has published it in this form only since 2023, so its history is short.

Source: NSE business growth Method Data

The numbers

Latest26%Sept 2026
A week ago27%
A month ago27%
A year ago27%
Usual range26% to 29%
Median27%
Lowest25%1 Feb 2025
Highest34%1 Feb 2023
Percentile, full history30
Percentile, last 5 years30

The usual range is the middle half of readings since 2023. A percentile is the share of the 43 readings since 1 Feb 2023 that were below today's. Data: statistics, history (JSON); history as CSV.

To cite: tipsheet, “Retail investors' share of F&O turnover”, data to Sept 2026, https://tipsheet.markets/i/retail-share-fo/

Read it with

Equity derivatives open interest against market value 5.7%above usual
Share of cash turnover that ends in delivery 44%usual
Index options' share of F&O premium 31%above usual
F&O contracts traded in the month 319.5 crorebelow its record
Cash turnover as a share of market value, annualised 61%usual
NSE cash turnover a session ₹1.1 lakh crbelow its record

the usual range: the middle half of all readingstodayEach line runs from the lowest reading ever to the highest.