Introduction of Futures & Options Contracts on Six Individual Securities · NSE/FAOP/76899
NSE circular NSE/FAOP/76899 · 14 Oct 2026
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The National Stock Exchange introduces futures and options contracts for six individual securities. These contracts become available for trading on October 28, 2026. This introduction follows the stock selection criteria of the SEBI master circular dated December 30, 2024. The availability of these contracts depends on the fulfillment of the eligibility criteria for the October 2026 quarter sigma computation cycle. Members must load the updated contract files into their trading applications before trading begins. The exchange will provide the market lot and strike price details on October 27, 2026. The affected securities include Coromandel International Limited, City Union Bank Limited, Data Patterns (India) Limited, Karur Vysya Bank Limited, Navin Fluorine International Limited, and Syrma SGS Technology Limited.
What you must do
- Load the updated contract.gz and NSE_FO_contract_ddmmyyyy.csv.gz files in the trading application before trading on the effective date.
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National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Circular
| **Department: FUTURES & OPTIONS** | |
| **Download Ref No: NSE/FAOP/76899** | **Date: October 14, 2026** |
| **Circular Ref. No: 140/2026** | |
All Members,
Introduction of Futures & Options Contracts on Six Individual Securities
Members are advised to note that based on the stock selection criteria as prescribed by SEBI vide master circular no. SEBI/HO/MRD-PoD2/CIR/P/2024/00181 dated December 30, 2024 and approval received from SEBI, members are hereby notified that the futures and options contracts on following securities would be available for trading w.e.f. October 28, 2026, subject to fulfilment of eligibility criteria of Quarter sigma computation cycle of October 2026.
| Sr. No. | Symbol | Security Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COROMANDEL | Coromandel International Limited |
| 2 | CUB | City Union Bank Limited |
| 3 | DATAPATTNS | Data Patterns (India) Limited |
| 4 | KARURVYSYA | Karur Vysya Bank Limited |
| 5 | NAVINFLUOR | Navin Fluorine International Limited |
| 6 | SYRMA | Syrma SGS Technology Limited |
Other Important Points to be noted:
- The market lot and scheme of strikes of the above mentioned securities shall be informed to members on October 27, 2026 through a separate circular.
- The details of applicable quantity freeze shall be available in the contract file which shall be applicable for trading on October 28, 2026.
- Members are advised to load the updated contract.gz and NSE_FO_contract_ddmmyyyy.csv.gz file in the trading application before trading on the effective date. This file can be obtained from the directory faoftp/faocommon on the Extranet server. Additionally, members can access the MII contract file - NSE_FO_contract_ddmmyyyy.csv.gz on the website path:- https://www.nseindia.com/all-reports-derivatives.
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Continuation Sheet
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
For and on behalf of
National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Khushal Shah
Associate Vice President
| Toll Free No | Email id |
|---|---|
| 1800-266-0050 (Option 1) | msm@nse.co.in |
Source details
- Source
- National Stock Exchange of India
- Type
- circular
- Published by source
- 14 Oct 2026
- Document number
- NSE/FAOP/76899
- Issuing division
- FUTURES & OPTIONS
- Effective date
- 28 Oct 2026
- Coverage area
- securities